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seasickness

[see-sik-nis]

sea·sick·ness

[see-sik-nis]
noun
nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the rocking or swaying motion of a vessel in which one is traveling at sea.


Origin:
1615–25; sea + sickness
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seasick (ˈsiːˌsɪk)
 
adj
suffering from nausea and dizziness caused by the motion of a ship at sea
 
'seasickness
 
n

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seasickness sea·sick·ness (sē'sĭk'nĭs)
n.
Motion sickness resulting from the pitching and rolling of a ship or boat in water, especially at sea. Also called mal de mer.

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