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noun Pathology.

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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Origin of motion sickness

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby motion sickness

motility, motion, motion capture, motionless, motion picture, motion sickness, motion study, motion work, motivate, motivation, motivational

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How to use motion sickness in a sentence

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.
Video games can cause motion sickness—here’s how to fight it|Sandra Gutierrez G.|February 2, 2021|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.
Virtual reality has real problems. Here’s how game developers seek to delete them.|Derek Swinhart|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
In “VR Sports Challenge,” the developer, Sanzaru, saw a decrease in motion sickness when players focused on something specific.
Virtual reality has real problems. Here’s how game developers seek to delete them.|Derek Swinhart|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
VR can be somewhat overwhelming, and newcomers might experience some mild motion sickness or balance issues.
The best VR games: Enjoy a lifelike gaming experience at home|Carsen Joenk|January 19, 2021|Popular-Science

This is important, because early VR headsets (including prototypes of the Oculus Rift) would make users feel motion sickness.
The Game You Wear on Your Face: Virtual Reality Is Finally Here|Alec Kubas-Meyer|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But everything I read said women like me, who got seasickness, altitude sickness, motion sickness, were more likely to suffer HG.
Prue Clarke on Her Battles With Kate Middleton’s Illness, Hyperemesis Gravidarum|Prue Clarke|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They figured that filling me full of motion sickness pills was partial prevention.
The Trouble with Telstar|John Berryman
The ground still shook under his feet, and his insides were producing the queasy symptoms of motion sickness.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
If he is nauseous, give him "motion sickness tablets," if available.
In Time Of Emergency|Department of Defense

British Dictionary definitions for motion sickness

motion sickness

noun

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

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motion sickness

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