SEASICKNESS

seasickness, mal de mer, naupathia

(noun) motion sickness experienced while traveling on water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

seasickness (usually uncountable, plural seasicknesses)

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

Hypernyms

• motion sickness

Coordinate terms

• airsickness

• carsickness

• trainsickness

Source: Wiktionary


Sea"sick`ness, n.

Definition: The peculiar sickness, characterized by nausea and prostration, which is caused by the pitching or rolling of a vessel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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