Meanings
plural airsicknesses · alternative air sickness · alternative air-sickness
- uncountableusuallyA feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
Synonyms: flight sickness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
More synonyms by meaning
nounmotion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From air + sickness or airsick + -ness.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto aermalsano
- aermalsanoform of motion sickness
Finnish matkapahoinvointi
- matkapahoinvointiform of motion sickness
French mal de l'air
- mal de l'airform of motion sickness
German Luftkrankheit, Flugkrankheit
- Luftkrankheitform of motion sickness
- Flugkrankheitform of motion sickness
- Fliegerkrankheitform of motion sickness
Hungarian légibetegség
- légibetegségform of motion sickness
Icelandic flugveiki
- flugveikiform of motion sickness
Japanese 飛行機酔い
- 飛行機酔い (hikōki-yoi)form of motion sickness
Polish choroba powietrzna
- choroba powietrznaform of motion sickness
Cite this entry
airsickness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airsickness
“airsickness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airsickness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airsickness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airsickness.
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