seasickness

[ see-sik-nis ]

/ ˈsiˌsɪk nɪs /

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noun

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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Origin of seasickness

First recorded in 1615–25; sea + sickness

Words nearby seasickness

sea shanty, seashell, seashore, Seashore test, seasick, seasickness, seaside, seaside sparrow, sea slater, sea slug, seasnail

How to use seasickness in a sentence

The last two major categories were seasickness, which affected less than half of the rowers, and gastrointestinal problems, which affected about a quarter of the subjects.
What It Takes to Row Across an Ocean|mmirhashem|February 9, 2022|Outside Online
Noise, although an auditory phenomenon, is strangely related to seasickness, a result of the odd conjoining of the auditory and vestibular systems.
Your Brain Is Like Beethoven - Issue 107: The Edge|Jonathan Berger|October 27, 2021|Nautilus
It can get mighty windy out here, which creates chop, so anyone prone to seasickness might consider popping Dramamine before boarding.
The Ultimate Channel Islands National Park Travel Guide|Shawnté Salabert|June 23, 2021|Outside Online
Nor is seasickness an issue, because of the wonder-drug Meclizine, sold as Sea Calm.
In Defense of Cruises: Ignore the Carnival Sewage Disaster|Andrew Roberts|February 15, 2013|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
And there, to be frank, she forgot her fright in as bitter a tribute of seasickness as even the channel has ever exacted.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart
The voyager embarks, and is in all probability confined to his cabin, suffering under the dreadful protraction of seasickness.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
I do not know whether it was the result of seasickness, or what it was, but everything in Hati looked crooked.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2|Ida May Hill Starr
Neither would suffer further from seasickness, they felt sure.
The Iron Boys on the Ore Boats|James R. Mears
He was weak and wretched with long seasickness and loss of sleep, and staggered as he walked along the wharf like a drunken man.
Sevenoaks|J. G. Holland

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