adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship at sea.

Adjective

1. 1
   experiencing motion sickness wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

air sickair sickairsickbarfycarsicknauseated

Example

More examples

"I never get seasick because I am used to traveling by boat."

Etymology

From Middle English see seke, equivalent to sea + sick.

Related phrases

motion sickness

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