motion sickness

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from stimulation by motion of the semicircular canals of the ear during travel by car, plane, etc.

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motion sickness British  

noun

1. the state or condition of being dizzy or nauseous from riding in a moving vehicle

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Etymology

Origin of motion sickness

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Vanda Pharmaceuticals’ shares rose 32% after the FDA approved Nereus, its motion sickness treatment, which will compete with Dramamine.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

I am plagued by motion sickness, of which the most pernicious variety is “sim sickness.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Scopolamine, colloquially known as Devil’s Breath, is used to treat motion sickness.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

Those of us in this car — and watching it from the stands — are suffering from motion sickness.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2024

And, for the first time in my life, I felt the dizzy faintness of motion sickness.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer