Meanings
nouncarsickness (uncountable)
alternative car sickness
- uncountableMotion sickness caused by riding in a motor car.
- dateduncountableMotion sickness caused by riding in a railway carriage.
Origin
From car + sickness or carsick + -ness.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 暈車 /晕车
- 暈車 /晕车 (yūnchē)motion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
Danish køresyge
- køresygemotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
Dutch wagenziekte
- wagenziektemotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
Finnish matkapahoinvointi
- matkapahoinvointimotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
French mal de la route
- mal de la routemotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
German Reisekrankheit, Autokrankheit
- Reisekrankheitmotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
- Autokrankheitmotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
- Übelkeit beim Autofahrenmotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
- Übelkeit vom Autofahrenmotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
Icelandic bílveiki
- bílveikimotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
Italian mal d'auto
- mal d'automotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
Japanese 車酔い
- 車酔い (kurumayoi)motion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
Polish choroba lokomocyjna
- choroba lokomocyjnamotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
Portuguese enjoo de viagem
- enjoo de viagemmotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
Russian тошнота́ от пое́здки в автотра́нспорте
- тошнота́ от пое́здки в автотра́нспорте (tošnotá ot pojézdki v avtotránsporte)motion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
Swedish åksjuka, rörelsesjuka
- åksjukamotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
- rörelsesjukamotion sickness due to riding in a vehicle
Cite this entry
APA
carsickness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carsickness
MLA
“carsickness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carsickness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carsickness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carsickness.
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