English Explanatory Dictionary

ad nauseam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. To a nauseating or sickening degree.
  2. Having been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome.
adj
  1. Done or repeated so often that it becomes annoying or tiresome.

Pronunciation

/ˌæd ˈnɔːziəm/ /ˌæd ˈnɔziəm/ En-us-ad nauseam.ogg /ˌæd ˈnɑziəm/ /ˌæd ˈnɒziəm/

Word forms

ad nauseam ad nauseum

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad nauseam, from ad (“to”) + nauseam (“sea-sickness, sickness, nausea”), accusative of nausea.

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