Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Experiencing motion sickness, especially nausea and dizziness, caused by the motion of a ship or boat at sea: The primary meaning describes the physical state of illness resulting from the movement of a vessel on water.

Usage

• The adjective "seasick" is used to describe a person's condition. It typically follows a linking verb like , , or .
• It is a compound word formed from "sea" and "sick," but it functions as a single adjective.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • I felt terribly seasick during the stormy crossing.
  • She is prone to getting seasick, so she always carries medication.
  • The rough waves made several passengers seasick.

Advanced Usage

• "to be seasick": The most common construction to describe the state.
  • He was seasick for the first two days of the voyage.
• "seasick passenger": Used attributively before a noun.
  • The crew assisted the seasick passengers.

Variants and Related Words

• Seasickness (noun): The condition of being seasick.
  • He suffered from severe seasickness.
• Airsick (adjective): Experiencing motion sickness due to air travel.
• Carsick (adjective): Experiencing motion sickness due to car travel.

Synonyms

• Nauseated: Affected with nausea.
• Queasy: Experiencing nausea; feeling uneasy.

Antonyms

• Well: In good health.
• Comfortable: Physically at ease.

Adjective

1. experiencing motion sickness