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carsickness

[ kahr-sik-nis ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carsickness1

First recorded in 1905–10; carsick + -ness

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Example Sentences

She took the wheel, and drove until Jamie began complaining of carsickness.

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