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单词 seasickness
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seasickness

noun

sea·​sick·​ness ˈsē-ˌsik-nəs How to pronounce seasickness (audio)
: motion sickness experienced on the water

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Our crew effectively halved by seasickness, Bob and I took turns at the tiller. Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 28 Aug. 2022 Coolidge vomited throughout the scene, somehow finding the performance through extreme seasickness. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 Aug. 2022 But seasickness cuts the lesson short and his willingness to make any linguistic effort seems to end right there. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022 The previous night's trip down the Bransfield Strait, which separates the Peninsula from the South Shetland Islands, was replete with roaring winds, wild waves and a level of seasickness no pill could extinguish. Mark Johanson, CNN, 27 Apr. 2022 By April 11, 1916, as their ice floe broke apart, Shackleton and the Endurance crew took to their lifeboats, spending several days grimly huddled together, battling seasickness, drenched by freezing seawater and ravaged by thirst. Barry Neild, CNN, 12 Mar. 2022 Ancient Chinese sailors purportedly used ginger during voyages on the high seas to ward off seasickness. Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2020 The functional purpose of vomiting in other situations (e.g., seasickness or motion sickness) is less clear, and is perhaps just an unfortunate by-product of how our vestibular system and brain are wired together. Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2020 Servo Yachts has designed a whole new catamaran line to combat seasickness. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

seasickness

noun

sea·​sick·​ness -nəs How to pronounce seasickness (audio)
: motion sickness experienced on the water

called also mal de mer

seasickness

noun

as in airsickness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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