Dictionary

seasickness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsiːsɪk.nəs/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From seasick + -ness or sea + sickness. Compare Middle English seknesse of the see (“seasickness”, literally “sickness of the sea”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Nausea, dizziness, etc. caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness.

Forms

Coordinates

trainsickness · carsickness · airsickness

Hypernyms

motion sickness

Synonyms

sea-sickening · naupathia

Translations (56)

nb sjøsjuke (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · ms mabuk laut (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · ga tinneas farraige (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · sh morska bȍlēst (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · nrf ma d'la mé (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · sh kinetóza (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · hu tengeribetegség (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · cy sâl môr (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · it naupatia (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · pt enjoo marítimo (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · el ναυτία (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · lv jūras slimība (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · fr mal de mer (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · vo melamaläd (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · ru кинето́з (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · cmn 暈船 /晕船 (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · tr deniz tutması (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · nn sjøsjuke (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · ar مَيْد (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · tl sawan (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · pdt Seekrankheit (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · be марская хвароба (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · ro rău de mare (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · sk morská choroba (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · he מחלת ים \ מַחֲלַת יָם (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · cy salwch môr (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · fo sjóverkur (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · sh морска бо̏ле̄ст (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · sv sjösjuka (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · es mareo (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · nb sjøsyke (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · cs mořská nemoc (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · uk морська хвороба (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · ar دُوَار اَلْبَحْر (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · grc ναυσία (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · de Seekrankheit (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · oc mau de mar (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · fr naupathie (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · ja 船酔い (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · fi merisairaus (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · hy ծովախտ (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · da søsyge (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · eo marmalsano (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · bg морска болест (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · sh кинето́за (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · it mal di mare (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · ru морска́я боле́знь (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · pl choroba morska (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · is sjóveiki (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · de Naupathie (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · mi mate moana (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · tl pagkalula (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · tl lula (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · grc ναυτία (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · yi ים־קראַנקײַט (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) · ko 뱃멀미 (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship)