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# seasickness

noun (seasickness; uncountable)

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

## Everyday

Seasickness is the sick, dizzy feeling some people get when a boat moves on the water. It can make you vomit, feel tired and look pale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasickness/#m1)

### In the lessons

Science: a kind of motion sickness caused by your eyes and your balance organs (in the inner ear) disagreeing about how you are moving. Everyday life: people take tablets, wristbands or ginger to help. In history and stories, sailors and explorers often suffered from seasickness on long voyages.

### Examples

- Seasickness ruined the first day of our boat trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasickness/#x1)
- Ginger biscuits may help with seasickness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasickness/#x2)
- Many sailors get over seasickness after a few days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasickness/#x3)
- The doctor gave Mum a patch for seasickness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasickness/#x4)
- Seasickness is a kind of motion sickness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasickness/#x5)
- Fresh air on deck eased his seasickness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasickness/#x6)
- Lord Nelson, a famous admiral, is said to have suffered from seasickness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seasickness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: say «seasickness», not «a seasickness» or «seasicknesses». Adjective: seasick. Spelling: sea + sick + ness, one word, no hyphen.

## On Mova

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