airsickness

American  

[air-sik-nis] / ˈɛərˌsɪk nɪs /

noun

1. a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, as a result of the motion of the aircraft in which one is traveling.

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Etymology

Origin of airsickness

First recorded in 1775–85; air ¹ + sickness

Example Sentences

But Americans’ reaction is less like numbness and more a response to something like airsickness, which results when we experience a disconnect between our senses—a nausea-inducing conflict between what we know and what we see.

From Salon • May 29, 2024

The people who do this more often know that you need to be well rested and eat properly to keep the airsickness at bay.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2023

“Try it. And you will become interested in airsickness bags, too.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2022

In response to the museum’s intervention, the artist scribbled a note of protest in Chinese on an airsickness bag on his flight to New York from Paris where he lives.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2018

They weren’t any older than Fidelito, who had lost his battle with airsickness and was coating the plastic strips in secondhand beans and tortillas.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer