seasick

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/ˈsiːsɪk/

adjective

Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship or boat at sea.

“People who get seasick easily shouldn't join the navy.”

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airsickair sickcarsickillsick
OriginMiddle English see seke →
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Meanings

adjectiveseasick (comparative more seasick, superlative most seasick)

comparative more seasick · superlative most seasick

  1. Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship or boat at sea.

    People who get seasick easily shouldn't join the navy.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveexperiencing motion sickness

Similar
airsickair sickcarsickillsick
Also see
airsickcarsick

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsee seke
  2. Englishseasick

From Middle English see seke, equivalent to sea + sick.

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Translations

Afrikaans seesiek
  • seesiekill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Bulgarian страдащ от морска болест
  • страдащ от морска болест (stradašt ot morska bolest)ill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Catalan marejat
  • marejatill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Chinese Mandarin 晕船的
  • 晕船的ill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Danish søsyg
  • søsygill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Dutch zeeziek
  • zeeziekill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Finnish merisairas
  • merisairasill due to the motion of a ship at sea
German seekrank
  • seekrankill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Hungarian tengeribeteg
  • tengeribetegill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Icelandic sjóveikur
  • sjóveikurill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Latvian jūrasslims
  • jūrasslimsill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Malay mabuk laut
  • mabuk lautill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Norwegian Bokmål sjøsyk, sjøsjuk
  • sjøsykill due to the motion of a ship at sea
  • sjøsjukill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Russian страда́ющий морско́й боле́знью
  • страда́ющий морско́й боле́знью (stradájuščij morskój boléznʹju)ill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Swedish sjösjuk, rörelsessjuk
  • sjösjukill due to the motion of a ship at sea
  • rörelsessjukill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Vietnamese say sóng
  • say sóngill due to the motion of a ship at sea
Welsh sâl môr
  • sâl môrill due to the motion of a ship at sea

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with seasick

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Cite this entry
APA

seasick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seasick

MLA

“seasick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seasick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seasick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seasick.

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