seasickness
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- noun
- /ˈsiːˌsɪk.nəs/
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mareo
- As calm as our trip was, a few passengers were still susceptible to seasickness, including one of our lecturers.
- bout of seasickness
- seasickness pills
- suffer from seasickness
Now for dizziness or seasickness, we were all taught that you need to pick a point on the horizon and focus on it, but actually that's not correct.
- Now for dizziness or seasickness, we were all taught that you need to pick a point on the horizon and focus on it, but actually that's not correct.
- On the voyage, she has to deal with seasickness and, you know, to the extent that Tenor even gets a little bit ticked off with her, right?
Examples
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Yes, so I think it would be better to eat something, because seasickness is worse on an empty stomach.
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After a few hours at sea, his seasickness made it difficult for him to enjoy the scenery.
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Could you please get me something really strong for seasickness ?
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Your seasickness will wear off.
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How are you with seasickness?
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But today, I'm a little more prone to seasickness.
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Few things can sap the spirit faster than seasickness.
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People susceptible to seasickness were warned to take medications.
Academic text (1994) -
We discuss topics such as seasickness, moldy food, and storms at sea.
Academic text (1999) -
We arrived in Fort-de-France twelve days later after many distress drills and much seasickness.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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3.0
A sick feeling in your stomach that makes you want to vomit
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3.0
Feeling dizzy and sick when you travel in cars, boats or planes
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5.8
A sick feeling in the stomach and a bit of worry
A feeling of sickness and dizziness on a boat because of movement
A feeling of sickness and dizziness when you travel on water, like on a boat
How Nauseous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seasickness comes from the simple parts sea ('the ocean') and sickness ('feeling ill'), so it means feeling sick because of the movement of a boat, much like carsickness or motion sickness.