motion sickness

/ˌmoʊʃən ˈsɪknɪs/
/ˈmʌʊʃɪn ˈsɪknəs/
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Definitions of motion sickness
  1. noun
    the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
    synonyms: kinetosis
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    types:
    air sickness, airsickness
    motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence)
    car sickness
    motion sickness experienced while traveling in a car
    mal de mer, naupathia, seasickness
    motion sickness experienced while traveling on water
    type of:
    ailment, complaint, ill
    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
    nausea, sickness
    the state that precedes vomiting
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