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sea-sickness

sea-sickness is the alternative form of seasickness.

Meaning of seasickness

Noun

seasickness (usually uncountable, plural seasicknesses)

  1. (usually) Nausea, dizziness, etc. caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness.

Origin of sea-sickness

From seasick + -ness or sea + sickness.

Questions about sea-sickness

What is sea-sickness the alternative form of?
Sea-sickness is the alternative form of seasickness.

Words near sea-sickness in the dictionary

  1. sea-serpents
  2. sea-shilling
  3. sea-shillings
  4. sea-sick
  5. sea-sickening
  6. sea-sickness
  7. sea-sleeve
  8. sea-sleeves
  9. sea-snail
  10. sea-snails
  11. sea-spider

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