Meanings
nounseasickness (usually uncountable, plural seasicknesses)
plural seasicknesses · alternative sea-sickness · alternative sea sickness
- uncountableusuallyNausea, dizziness, etc. caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness.
Synonyms: naupathia, sea-sickening
Synonyms & antonyms
nounNausea, dizziness, etc. caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness.
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nounmotion sickness experienced while traveling on water
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Origin
From seasick + -ness or sea + sickness. Compare Middle English seknesse of the see (“seasickness”, literally “sickness of the sea”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ναυσία, ναυτία
- ναυσία (nausía)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
- ναυτία (nautía)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Arabic دُوَار اَلْبَحْر, مَيْد
- دُوَار اَلْبَحْر (duwār al-baḥr)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
- مَيْد (mayd)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Bulgarian морска болест
- морска болест (morska bolest)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Chinese Mandarin 暈船 /晕船
- 暈船 /晕船 (yùnchuán)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Czech mořská nemoc
- mořská nemoca feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Danish søsyge
- søsygea feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Esperanto marmalsano
- marmalsanoa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Finnish merisairaus
- merisairausa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
French mal de mer, naupathie
- mal de mera feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
- naupathiea feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
German Seekrankheit, Naupathie
- Seekrankheita feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
- Naupathiea feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Greek ναυτία
- ναυτία (naftía)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Hebrew מחלת ים \ מַחֲלַת יָם
- מחלת ים \ מַחֲלַת יָם (makhalát yam)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Hungarian tengeribetegség
- tengeribetegséga feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Icelandic sjóveiki
- sjóveikia feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Irish tinneas farraige
- tinneas farraigea feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Italian mal di mare, naupatia
- mal di marea feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
- naupatiaa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Japanese 船酔い
- 船酔い (funayoi)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Korean 뱃멀미
- 뱃멀미 (baenmeolmi)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Latvian jūras slimība
- jūras slimībaa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Malay mabuk laut
- mabuk lauta feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Māori mate moana
- mate moanaa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Norwegian Bokmål sjøsyke, sjøsjuke
- sjøsykea feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
- sjøsjukea feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Polish choroba morska
- choroba morskaa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Portuguese enjoo marítimo
- enjoo marítimoa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Romanian rău de mare
- rău de marea feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Russian морска́я боле́знь, кинето́з
- морска́я боле́знь (morskája boléznʹ)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
- кинето́з (kinetóz)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Slovak morská choroba
- morská chorobaa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Spanish mareo
- mareoa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Swedish sjösjuka
- sjösjukaa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Tagalog lula, pagkalula
- lulaa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
- pagkalulaa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
- sawana feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Turkish deniz tutması
- deniz tutmasıa feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Ukrainian морська хвороба
- морська хвороба (morsʹka xvoroba)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Welsh salwch môr, sâl môr
- salwch môra feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
- sâl môra feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
Yiddish ים־קראַנקײַט
- ים־קראַנקײַט (yam-krankayt)a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship
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