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airsick

adjective

Definition of airsick

as in seasick

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Recent Examples of airsick If perfected, the same principle could help passengers who get carsick, seasick, or airsick. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025

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Steadman was feeling seasick, so Thompson gave him a pill that turned out to be psilocybin, the psychedelic drug.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 11 May 2026
That can be especially troublesome for travelers prone to getting seasick.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

Definition of seasick

Adjective

Jessica Barden has a ball playing a mercurial, theatrical Nance who gets nauseous at the sight of her peas touching her carrots touching her mashed potatoes.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
There are snippets from Moby-Dick and The Sound of Music, a nauseous memory of the Stanley Steemer man who used to soak David’s carpets with a toxic cleaning agent that squelched around his bare feet (‘Suck, suck, suck’).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of nauseous

Adjective

During drives to prenatal appointments, Lola would suddenly get carsick — something that had never happened before.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
To reach the house, visitors drive up the dark, narrow mountain road hemmed in on both sides by foliage, before arriving, slightly carsick, slightly confused, at the low-slung residence with a modest roofline.

— Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024

Definition of carsick

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In addition to being queasy about private business attempting to alter the climate, some are also concerned about the impacts on global climate and weather, as well as human health.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
But Wild Horse Nine has been built around the queasy charisma of the great John Malkovich, who has made a career out of blending fragility and menace, even in his smallest parts.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of queasy

Adjective

Milestones evoking 2007 tend to make investors squeamish, conjuring up unpleasant memories of the financial crisis that engulfed global markets in 2008.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Although law firms are beginning to embrace the benefits of generative AI, the technology apparently makes many law schools squeamish.

— Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of squeamish

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To that end, there are questions about whether Mayich and his teammates had access to sufficient water and the degree of attention ASU paid to his initial symptoms, including feeling dizzy.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Back in June, Richie cut a performance short after speaking on stage about feeling dizzy, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported at the time.

— Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026

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