nausea; feeling sick; anger; irritation
Noun form of むかつく. Refers to the physical sensation of nausea or the emotional feeling of anger and irritation. The context usually makes the meaning clear.
See also: むかつく
I suddenly felt nauseated and thought I might throw up.
I felt irritation at his irresponsible attitude.
Rare kanji spelling; learners should use the kana form.
Derived from the verb むかつく, which is of uncertain origin. The kanji 嘔 is an ateji associated with vomiting.