ad nauseam

[ad naw-zee-uhm, -am]

adverb

1. to a sickening or disgusting degree.

ad nauseam

/ -sɪ-, æd ˈnɔːzɪˌæm /

adverb

1. to a disgusting extent

ad nauseam

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.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of ad nauseam¹

< Latin: literally, to seasickness

Word History and Origins

Origin of ad nauseam¹

Latin: to (the point of) nausea

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

But I do think, as we’ve talked about ad nauseam, that democracy is in peril.

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As any theatergoer or stage actor will tell you — often ad nauseam — the audience is always part of the performance; the story is not just occurring in front of you, it’s all around you.

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There’s been ad nauseam amounts of pontificating about the current state of the Democratic party.

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Ohtani’s penchant for delivering on command is something that has been discussed ad nauseam — I wrote about it again after Ohtani homered in an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants four days earlier.

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In turn, of course, I then made this fennel-and-cheese dish ad nauseam in the ensuing years.

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