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carsickness

UK/ˈkɑː(ɹ)ˌsɪk.nəs/

carsickness noun: motion sickness caused by riding in a motor car.

Noun

carsickness (uncountable)

  1. Motion sickness caused by riding in a motor car.
  2. (dated) Motion sickness caused by riding in a railway carriage.

Forms of carsickness

alternative formcar sickness

Origin of carsickness

From car + sickness or carsick + -ness.

Questions about carsickness

What does carsickness mean?
Carsickness means motion sickness caused by riding in a motor car.
What part of speech is carsickness?
Carsickness is a noun.
How do you pronounce carsickness?
Carsickness is pronounced /ˈkɑː(ɹ)ˌsɪk.nəs/ (UK).

Words near carsickness in the dictionary

  1. carsharing
  2. carshop
  3. carshops
  4. Carshuni
  5. carsick
  6. carsickness
  7. carside
  8. carsies
  9. Carsington
  10. Carskaddon
  11. Carsley

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