motion sickness

noun

: sickness induced by motion (as in travel by air, car, or ship) and characterized by nausea

Examples of motion sickness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cause of motion sickness Daniel Sousa Schulman, a doctoral candidate, and Shorya Awtar, U-M professor of mechanical engineering, have formed a startup called Motion Sync to help bring the technology to market. —Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025

The deals include truly innovative items, such as the Waoaw Blackout Sleep Mask, which blocks out 100 percent of light, and the Allclair Nausea Relief Inhaler, which offers a new solution to motion sickness. —Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025

After Ashley and Vince both fell victim to motion sickness and jumped off, Morgan won and immediately got a fast-pass to the third portion of the competition. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025

Customers can also book a dog-first car service, starting at $350, that chauffeur dogs mimicking the Bark Air experience with the dog’s preferences from music to motion sickness concerns. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for motion sickness

• homesickness
• seasickness
• quickness
• thickness

Kids Definition

motion sickness

noun

: sickness caused by motion (as in travel by air, car, or ship) and characterized especially by nausea

Medical Definition

motion sickness

noun

: sickness induced by motion (as in travel by air, car, or ship) and characterized by nausea

called also kinetosis