Mal de mer

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    seasickness literary, uncountable
  2. 2
    motion sickness experienced while traveling on water wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
motion sicknessnaupathianauseaqualmseasicknessvomiting

Etymology

Borrowed from French mal de mer (literally “sickness of sea”).

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