carsickness

[kahr-sik-nis]

noun

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

Compare motion sickness.

Origin of carsickness

First recorded in 1905–10; carsick + -ness

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Contemporary Examples of carsickness

She took the wheel, and drove until Jamie began complaining of carsickness.
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Constantino Diaz-Duran
December 31, 2010

carsickness in Medicine

carsickness

[kär′sĭk′nĭs]

n.

A form of motion sickness caused by travel in a motor vehicle.

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