• ad nauseum(misspelling)

Unadapted borrowing fromLatinad nauseam, fromad(“to”) +nauseam(“sea-sickness, sickness, nausea”), accusative ofnausea.

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˌæd ˈnɔːziəm/
• (General American)IPA^(key):/ˌæd ˈnɔziəm/

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• (cot–caught merger)IPA^(key):/ˌæd ˈnɑziəm/
• (Inland Northern American)IPA^(key):/ˌæd ˈnɒziəm/

ad nauseam (notcomparable)

1. To anauseating orsickeningdegree.
2. Having beendone orrepeated so often that it has becomeannoying ortiresome.

   A drunk person was repeating the same old storyad nauseam.

   • 1990, Wayne Jancik,The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders,→ISBN, page325:

     TheFeelings album flew off the shelves, and Albert became a pop sensation - until, thanks to airplayad nauseam, radio listeners grew weary of his sentiments.

adnauseam (notcomparable)

1. Done or repeated so often that it becomes annoying or tiresome.
   • 1990, Wayne Jancik,The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders,→ISBN, page325:

     TheFeelings album flew off the shelves, and Albert became a pop sensation—until, thanks to airplayad nauseam, radio listeners grew weary of his sentiments.

Unadapted borrowing fromLatinad nauseam

adnauseam (comparativelebih ad nauseam,superlativepaling ad nauseam)

1. ad nauseam

• “ad nauseam” inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Unadapted borrowing fromLatinad nauseam.

ad nauseam (notcomparable)

1. ad nauseam(being repeated too often)