seasickness

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See also: sea-sickness

English

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Etymology

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From seasick +‎ -ness and/or sea +‎ sickness. Compare Middle English seknesse of the see (seasickness, literally sickness of the sea).

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Noun

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seasickness (usually uncountable, plural seasicknesses)

  1. Nausea, dizziness etc caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness.
    Synonym: naupathia

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