carsicknessn.
/ˈkɑːˌsɪknᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkɑrˌsɪknᵻs/ Nausea caused by the motion of a car (chiefly a motor car).
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heartsickness1614
seasickness1625
sea-distempera1641
nausea1771
mal de mer1778
airsickness1784
morning sickness1844
pregnancy sickness1864
carsickness1867
trainsickness1876
motion sickness1881
travel sickness1900
space sickness1912
1867 Ladies' Repository July 403 If any one who is troubled with ‘car-sickness’ will act upon the old gentleman's advice..I can assure them the difficulty will be conquered.
1908 Lancet 12 Sept. 828/1 By car-sickness is meant a series of unpleasant symptoms, as giddiness, staggering, nausea, and vomiting due to riding in a vehicle or even in a baby-carriage.
1947 C. P. Stewart Sword Between xv. 80 Maria suffered from car-sickness, and frequent stops had to be made.
1998 A. Ashworth Once in House on Fire (1999) ix. 145 I thought I had outgrown my carsickness, but something was making me feel squiffy and sour inside.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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