seasickness

American

[see-sik-nis] / ˈsiˌsɪk nɪs /

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.

Etymology

Origin of seasickness

First recorded in 1615–25; sea + sickness

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seasickness

The crew, drenched and pale with seasickness, voted one by one to abort the mission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

I was five months pregnant, and my only health concern was if I might experience seasickness for the first time in my life.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

For athletes with no experience of sailing, seasickness is an obvious first hurdle they need to overcome before they can become a cyclor.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024

Q: I read that the bands used for nausea and seasickness could help some people sleep better.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023

Uncle Dutch says back in the cornfields he hadn’t thought about seasickness and bad food and nasty sailors, and that’s what he found there.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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