Feel sick to your stomach
verb phrase
Having a feeling of physical discomfort in the abdominal area, often from nausea.
After riding the roller coaster, I felt sick to my stomach.
Often appears as...
- feel sick to my stomach
- makes me feel sick to my stomach
verb phrase
Feeling distressed, upset, or disgusted to the point of physical discomfort.
The news of the accident made me feel sick to my stomach.
Often appears as...
- feel sick to my stomach about
- makes me feel sick to my stomach to think
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
verb phrase
Having a feeling of physical discomfort in the abdominal area, often from nausea.
After riding the roller coaster, I felt sick to my stomach.
Often appears as...
- feel sick to my stomach
- makes me feel sick to my stomach
verb phrase
Feeling distressed, upset, or disgusted to the point of physical discomfort.
The news of the accident made me feel sick to my stomach.
Often appears as...
- feel sick to my stomach about
- makes me feel sick to my stomach to think
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Origin
Use when physical sensations in your stomach, like nausea, make you feel unwell.
Eating that expired yogurt made me feel sick to my stomach.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Varied
Can express mild discomfort or severe nausea; context or tone will clarify.
Just a whiff of the pungent cheese made me feel sick to my stomach.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Illness
Doesn't necessarily mean you're sick; could be a reaction to a situation or action.
Seeing the car swerve so close made me feel sick to my stomach from fear.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Origin
Use when physical sensations in your stomach, like nausea, make you feel unwell.
Eating that expired yogurt made me feel sick to my stomach.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Varied
Can express mild discomfort or severe nausea; context or tone will clarify.
Just a whiff of the pungent cheese made me feel sick to my stomach.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Illness
Doesn't necessarily mean you're sick; could be a reaction to a situation or action.
Seeing the car swerve so close made me feel sick to my stomach from fear.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Origin
Use when physical sensations in your stomach, like nausea, make you feel unwell.
Eating that expired yogurt made me feel sick to my stomach.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Varied
Can express mild discomfort or severe nausea; context or tone will clarify.
Just a whiff of the pungent cheese made me feel sick to my stomach.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Illness
Doesn't necessarily mean you're sick; could be a reaction to a situation or action.
Seeing the car swerve so close made me feel sick to my stomach from fear.
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