# seasickness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsiːsɪk.nəs/ · frequency rank #82,764

## Definitions
1. Nausea, dizziness etc caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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