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# seasick

adjective (seasick, more seasick)

«seasick» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Seasick means feeling sick, dizzy or wanting to vomit because a boat or ship is moving up and down on the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasick/#m1)

### In the lessons

Everyday life and travel: on ferries, fishing boats or cruise ships. Science: seasickness happens because your eyes and your inner ear send your brain different messages about movement. Tips: look at the horizon, get fresh air, avoid reading. In stories, a seasick pirate or explorer is often funny. Phrase: «get seasick», «feel seasick».

### Examples

- I always get seasick on the ferry to Ireland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasick/#x1)
- The seasick passengers stood by the rail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasick/#x2)
- Look at the horizon if you feel seasick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasick/#x3)
- Even the captain was seasick in the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasick/#x4)
- My sister took a tablet so she would not be seasick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasick/#x5)
- The rocking boat made Tom feel seasick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasick/#x6)
- Some people are never seasick at all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasick/#x7)
- The rocking made him seasick and the noose, becoming tighter and tighter, choked him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasick/#x8)

### Note

One word. Similar words: carsick, airsick, travel sick (UK), motion sickness. It is an adjective; the noun is «seasickness». You can be seasick on a big lake too, not only the sea.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «seasick» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasick/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«seasick» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seasick.html) on Mova free.