motion sickness
noun
: sickness induced by motion (as in travel by air, car, or ship) and characterized by nausea
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Research suggests a colder cabin also reduces the symptoms of motion sickness and can help prevent fainting caused by low blood pressure.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
Currently, about half of all astronauts experience motion sickness in orbit.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
On both ends, a luxury car service was arranged — with specific instructions for the driver about Bread’s motion sickness.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
So when a person takes, say, a high dose of the motion sickness drug scopolamine — which blocks the effects of acetylcholine — things start to go awry.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
Currently, about half of all astronauts experience motion sickness in orbit.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
On both ends, a luxury car service was arranged — with specific instructions for the driver about Bread’s motion sickness.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
So when a person takes, say, a high dose of the motion sickness drug scopolamine — which blocks the effects of acetylcholine — things start to go awry.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for motion sickness
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“Motion sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motion%20sickness. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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