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seasickness

[see-sik-nis] / ˈsiˌsɪk nɪs /
NOUN
sickness at sea
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I was five months pregnant, and my only health concern was if I might experience seasickness for the first time in my life.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

After spending a week and a half sailing halfway across the far southern Pacific, tossed between 20-foot waves and crippling bouts of seasickness, Chris Brown reached his destination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

We ended up off the coast of El Nido, Palawan, island-hopping aboard an outrigger canoe-style bangka, despite my penchant for seasickness.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

The sales manager, who now lives in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, battled extreme seasickness, colossal waves and repeated power losses during Atlantic Campaign's Talisker Whisky challenge.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023

Over the next few days, Don Hume and Roger Morris slowly recovered from their seasickness, and the boys began to roam the boat together.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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