seasickness

[ see-sik-nis ]

noun

1. nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the rocking or swaying motion of a vessel in which one is traveling at sea.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seasickness¹

First recorded in 1615–25; sea + sickness

Example Sentences

The last two major categories were seasickness, which affected less than half of the rowers, and gastrointestinal problems, which affected about a quarter of the subjects.

From Outside Online

Noise, although an auditory phenomenon, is strangely related to seasickness, a result of the odd conjoining of the auditory and vestibular systems.

From Nautilus

It can get mighty windy out here, which creates chop, so anyone prone to seasickness might consider popping Dramamine before boarding.

From Outside Online

Nor is seasickness an issue, because of the wonder-drug Meclizine, sold as Sea Calm.

From The Daily Beast

But everything I read said women like me, who got seasickness, altitude sickness, motion sickness, were more likely to suffer HG.

From The Daily Beast

And there, to be frank, she forgot her fright in as bitter a tribute of seasickness as even the channel has ever exacted.

From Project Gutenberg

The voyager embarks, and is in all probability confined to his cabin, suffering under the dreadful protraction of seasickness.

From Project Gutenberg

I do not know whether it was the result of seasickness, or what it was, but everything in Hati looked crooked.

From Project Gutenberg

Neither would suffer further from seasickness, they felt sure.

From Project Gutenberg

He was weak and wretched with long seasickness and loss of sleep, and staggered as he walked along the wharf like a drunken man.

From Project Gutenberg