seasickness

/'si:,siknis/

Thân thiện

The sailor felt seasickness during the storm.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Motion sickness experienced while traveling on water: A condition characterized by nausea and dizziness, caused by the motion of a boat or ship on water.

Usage

• Seasickness is a common ailment for first-time sailors.
• She took medication to prevent seasickness before the cruise.
• The rough waves caused severe seasickness among the passengers.

Advanced Usage

• "to suffer from seasickness": to experience the symptoms of seasickness.
  • Many tourists suffer from seasickness on the ferry to the island.
• "prone to seasickness": likely to get seasickness.
  • He is prone to seasickness, so he avoids long boat trips.

Variants and Related Words

• Seasick (adj): Affected with or suffering from seasickness.
  • The seasick passenger stayed on the deck for fresh air.

Synonyms

• Nausea (n): A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit. (Note: This is a symptom, not the condition itself.)
• Mal de mer (n): The French term for seasickness.

Related Phrases

• Motion sickness: The general term for sickness caused by motion, which includes seasickness, carsickness, and airsickness.
  • Seasickness is a specific type of motion sickness.

Học thuật

Noun

1. motion sickness experienced while traveling on water

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mal de mer
• naupathia