motion sickness

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.

motion sickness

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of motion sickness¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Control the elementsBecause gaming sickness is a form of motion sickness, most things that alleviate the symptoms of one, work for the other—including getting some fresh air on your face and drinking cool water.

From Popular-Science

What players may not know is that teleportation is not a lazy solution to moving about in virtual reality, but a direct response to motion sickness.

From Washington Post

In “VR Sports Challenge,” the developer, Sanzaru, saw a decrease in motion sickness when players focused on something specific.

From Washington Post

VR can be somewhat overwhelming, and newcomers might experience some mild motion sickness or balance issues.

From Popular-Science

This is important, because early VR headsets (including prototypes of the Oculus Rift) would make users feel motion sickness.

From The Daily Beast

But everything I read said women like me, who got seasickness, altitude sickness, motion sickness, were more likely to suffer HG.

From The Daily Beast

They figured that filling me full of motion sickness pills was partial prevention.

From Project Gutenberg

The ground still shook under his feet, and his insides were producing the queasy symptoms of motion sickness.

From Project Gutenberg

If he is nauseous, give him "motion sickness tablets," if available.

From Project Gutenberg