Noisome — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

causing or able to cause nausea

offensively malodorous

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɔɪsʌm/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɔɪsʌm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɔɪsʌm/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈɔɪsʌm/.

Examples

a nauseating smell
nauseous offal
a sickening stench

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nauseous stinking ill-scented foul fetid vile foul-smelling loathsome offensive sickening queasy smelly nauseating foetid funky

Parts of Speech

adjective	causing or able to cause nausea “a nauseating smell”
adjective	offensively malodorous “a foul odor”

Word Forms

nauseatingness	noun	extreme unpalatability to the mouth
nausea	noun	disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
noisomeness	noun	the quality of being noxious
loathsomeness	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
offensiveness	noun	the quality of being offensive
offend	verb	strike with disgust or revulsion
sickeningness	noun	extreme unpalatability to the mouth
vileness	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
fetidness	noun	the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
foulness	noun	the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
smell	noun	any property detected by the olfactory system

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

laut

Übelkeit verursachen oder verursachen können

🇫🇷French

répugnant

provoquant ou pouvant provoquer des nausées

🇪🇸Spanish

maloliente

causando o capaz de causar náuseas

🇮🇹Italian

rumoroso

provocando o potendo provocare nausea

🇳🇱Dutch

luidruchtig

misselijkheid veroorzaken of kunnen veroorzaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

nocivo

causando ou capaz de causar náusea

🇷🇺Russian

шумный

вызывающий или способный вызвать тошноту

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुर्गंध

मतली उत्पन्न करने वाला या उत्पन्न करने में सक्षम

🇮🇳Tamil

சத்தம்

குமட்டலை ஏற்படுத்தும் அல்லது ஏற்படுத்தும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ధ్వనించే

వికారం కలిగించడం లేదా కలిగించగలదు

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंगाट करणारा

मळमळ होऊ शकते किंवा होऊ शकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘોંઘાટીયા

ઉબકાનું કારણ બને છે અથવા સક્ષમ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗದ್ದಲದ

ವಾಕರಿಕೆ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಬಹುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശബ്ദായമാനമായ

ഓക്കാനം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉണ്ടാക്കാൻ കഴിയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੋਰ

ਮਤਲੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

شور مچانے والا

متلی کا سبب بننا یا اس کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

讨厌的

引起或能够引起恶心

🇯🇵Japanese

うるさい

吐き気を引き起こす、または引き起こす可能性がある

🇰🇷Korean

해로운

메스꺼움을 유발하거나 유발할 수 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ồn ào

gây ra hoặc có thể gây buồn nôn

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงดัง

ทำให้เกิดหรือทำให้เกิดอาการคลื่นไส้ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg berbau busuk

menyebabkan atau mampu menyebabkan mual

🇵🇭Filipino

maingay

nagdudulot o nagdudulot ng pagkahilo

🇲🇾Malay

bising

menyebabkan atau boleh menyebabkan loya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزعجة

تسبب أو قادرة على التسبب في الغثيان

🇮🇷Persian

پر سر و صدا

باعث ایجاد یا ایجاد حالت تهوع می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

gürültülü

mide bulantısına neden olan veya neden olabilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעוֹרֵר בְּחִילָה

גורם או יכול לגרום לבחילה

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The primary meaning of 'noisome' is 'causing or able to cause nausea'.

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