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Motion sickness Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Motion sickness has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle

2

A feeling of nausea or dizziness caused by a disagreement between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system's sense of movement; typically resulting from travel in a vehicle such as a ship or car.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
ailment nausea
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
airsickness car sickness seasickness
Rhyming Words
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