seasick
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2.7
- adjective
- /ˈsiːˌsɪk/
- "A trip across the river in a wherry on a windy day can make me seasick.
- get seasick
- feel seasick
- make me seasick
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Watch on YouTubeFreaking Dang near seasick on the old yak.
- Freaking Dang near seasick on the old yak.
- I'm kind of sick, you know, a little bit of seasick, right.
- enjoying a sea sick day at the cruise ship? Everybody else is seasick except for me and Alan were perfectly fine,
Examples
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"Three a.m., the ocean is flat as glass and I'm seasick, heaving my guts out and Jack Liggett is laughing, cheering me on.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'm starting to get seasick.
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Several of us got seasick on the way...
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I was tired, seasick, worn out.
Academic text (2002) -
Outside the window, the wind blows harder, and I feel a little seasick as the motion increases.
Academic text (1996) -
It's clear he's feeling seasick, trying to control it.
Fiction book (1992) -
Meera felt seasick and had to close her eyes.
Fiction book (2002) -
The boat began heaving and wallowing about, and I found myself so seasick I could no longer think clearly.
Fiction book (2001) -
Johnny dropped to his knees, holding onto the transom as if he were seasick, peering out at the water.
Fiction book (2002) -
During the storm, many passengers started to feel seasick as the boat rocked violently.
Synonyms
69
4.4
Feeling like you will be sick
20
4.1
Feeling sick and likely to throw up
17
1.0
Feeling like you might throw up
13
4.5
Feeling sick and likely to vomit
Antonyms
How Nauseous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seasick is made of sea and sick, so it literally means 'sick from the sea'. Like carsick or airsick, it describes the nausea you get when a boat's movement makes you feel unwell.