seasickness

American  

[see-sik-nis] / ˈsiˌsɪk nɪs /

noun

1. nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the rocking or swaying motion of a vessel in which one is traveling at sea.

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Etymology

Origin of seasickness

First recorded in 1615–25; sea + sickness

Example Sentences

After spending a week and a half sailing halfway across the far southern Pacific, tossed between 20-foot waves and crippling bouts of seasickness, Chris Brown reached his destination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Jennifer famously gets sick; she has the worst seasickness that I’ve ever witnessed from anyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

We ended up off the coast of El Nido, Palawan, island-hopping aboard an outrigger canoe-style bangka, despite my penchant for seasickness.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

The sales manager, who now lives in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, battled extreme seasickness, colossal waves and repeated power losses during Atlantic Campaign's Talisker Whisky challenge.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023

The ship is not overcrowded, and we don’t suffer from the seasickness and fear we experienced on the way to Naples.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar