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seasick

seasick

22 2.7
Feeling sick on a boat because it moves
  • adjective
  • /ˈsiːˌsɪk/
translation icon : mareado
  • "A trip across the river in a wherry on a windy day can make me seasick.
  • get seasick
  • feel seasick
  • make me seasick

Freaking Dang near seasick on the old yak.

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Examples

  • "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.

  • Several of us got seasick on the way...

  • 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

sick
vsseasick
579 1.0

Feeling like you might throw up

is nausea specifically caused by motion of a boat or ship
nauseous
vsseasick
66 4.4

Feeling like you will be sick

is nausea specifically caused by motion of a boat or ship
queasy
vsseasick
30 4.1

Feeling sick and likely to throw up

is nausea specifically caused by motion of a boat or ship
nauseated
vsseasick
10 4.5

Feeling sick and likely to vomit

is nausea specifically caused by motion of a boat or ship

Antonyms

494 1.0

Not feeling pain or physical discomfort

142 1.0

In good health after being ill or hurt

How Nauseous

nauseous
66 4.4
seasick
22 2.7
carsick
3 3.5
queasy
7 4.8
unwell
18 1.0

Surface Forms

seasick positive

Morphology

seasick = sea + sick (transparent) = sea + sick

A straightforward compound of 'sea' and 'sick' where the meaning ('nauseous because of the motion of the sea') is directly derivable.

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.