ad nauseam

American  

[ad naw-zee-uhm, -am] / æd ˈnɔ zi əm, -ˌæm /

adverb

1. to a sickening or disgusting degree.

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ad nauseam British  

/ -sɪ-, æd ˈnɔːzɪˌæm /

adverb

1. to a disgusting extent

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ad nauseam Cultural  

1. To go on endlessly; literally, to continue “to seasickness”: “The candidate told us the details of how he overcame his childhood problems ad nauseam.”

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ad nauseam Idioms  

1. To ridiculous excess, to a sickening degree. For example, I wish he'd drop the subject; we have heard about budget cuts ad nauseam. The term, Latin for “to [the point of] nausea,” has been used in English since the early 1600s.

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Etymology

Origin of ad nauseam

< Latin: literally, to seasickness

Example Sentences

What Scripture doesn’t command, ad nauseam or otherwise, is the coercion of other people to do those things or to pay for them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“They can hear me say this ad nauseam, but you all saying this is, I think, very helpful.”

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

He continued: “We all discussed it ad nauseam that it would be best to kind of let this one breathe for a while.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Towards the end of the film, Beyoncé admits she broke the habit of "rehearsing ad nauseam" for this tour, and felt "liberated" on stage.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

“You will know your history, your biochemistry, and your toxins ad nauseam to impress at conclave,” Goddard told Rowan with a disgusted wave of his hand.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman