seasickness

American  

[see-sik-nis] / ˈsiˌsɪk nɪs /

noun

1. nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the rocking or swaying motion of a vessel in which one is traveling at sea.

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Etymology

Origin of seasickness

First recorded in 1615–25; sea + sickness

Example Sentences

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seasickness

I was five months pregnant, and my only health concern was if I might experience seasickness for the first time in my life.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

After spending a week and a half sailing halfway across the far southern Pacific, tossed between 20-foot waves and crippling bouts of seasickness, Chris Brown reached his destination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

Jennifer famously gets sick; she has the worst seasickness that I’ve ever witnessed from anyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024

For athletes with no experience of sailing, seasickness is an obvious first hurdle they need to overcome before they can become a cyclor.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024

Watchmakers added it to paint to make watch dials glow, and doctors administered it in powdered form to treat everything from seasickness to ear infections.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot