English Explanatory Dictionary

seasickness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Nausea, dizziness, etc. caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness.

Pronunciation

/ˈsiːsɪk.nəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-seasickness.wav

Word forms

seasickness seasicknesses sea-sickness sea sickness

Etymology

From seasick + -ness or sea + sickness. Compare Middle English seknesse of the see (“seasickness”, literally “sickness of the sea”).

Synonyms

naupathia sea-sickening
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