seasickness
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seasickness
- /ˈsiːsɪk.nəs/
Where it comes from
From seasick + -ness or sea + sickness. Compare Middle English seknesse of the see (“seasickness”, literally “sickness of the sea”).
noun seasicknesses · sea-sickness · sea sickness
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Nausea, dizziness, etc. caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness.
Similar: naupathia, sea-sickening
Translations
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noun a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
| Español | mareo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뱃멀미 baenmeolmi |
| 日本語 | 船酔い funayoi |
| 中文 | 暈船 /晕船 yùnchuán |
| Português | enjoo marítimo |
| Français | mal de mer, naupathie |
| Deutsch | Seekrankheit, Naupathie |
| Italiano | mal di mare, naupatia |
| Ελληνικά | ναυτία naftía |
| Română | rău de mare |
| Русский | морска́я боле́знь morskája boléznʹ, кинето́з kinetóz |
| العربية | دُوَار اَلْبَحْر duwār al-baḥr, مَيْد mayd |
| עברית | מחלת ים \ מַחֲלַת יָם makhalát yam |
Talk about this word "seasickness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seasickness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. seasickness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seasickness "seasickness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seasickness.Cite this
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title = {seasickness},
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