travel sicknessn.
/ˈtravl ˌsɪknᵻs/, U.S. /ˈtræv(ə)l ˌsɪknᵻs/ 1. Sadness caused by a longing to travel; (also) obsessive enthusiasm for or addiction to travelling (cf. travel bug n. at travel n. Compounds 2, wanderlust n.). rare.
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society > travel > [noun] > desire or fondness for
go-fever1875
travel sickness1894
trek fever1897
wanderlust1902
travel bug1907
wander-spirit1927
1894 Sunday School 9 Aug. 115/2 The illustrations..give one the travel-sickness, which is quite as real as home-sickness, and sometimes as overpowering.
2003 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 6 Dec. (Review section) 7 One way I justify my wanderlust is by calling it a form of travel sickness... A sort of pleasant addiction to change, new experiences, stimulation.
2. Nausea caused by the motion of a vehicle or vessel. Cf. travel sick adj.Now rare in U.S. use, where the usual term is motion sickness (see motion sickness n. at motion n. Compounds).
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > digestive disorders > [noun] > nausea > types of nausea
heartsickness1614
seasickness1625
sea-distempera1641
nausea1771
mal de mer1778
airsickness1784
morning sickness1844
pregnancy sickness1864
carsickness1867
trainsickness1876
motion sickness1881
travel sickness1900
space sickness1912
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 710/2 Travel-sickness... Same as Car-sickness.
1937 Irish Times 27 Nov. 6/7 Air, sea, motor car, or train journeys can be mental and physical torture, owing to travel sickness.
1979 R. Perry Bishop's Pawn i. 15 I was going to swallow a handful of travel sickness pills.
2013 Field Apr. 118/3 I normally suffer from atrocious travel sickness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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