carsick

English

Etymology

From car +‎ sick.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)sɪk

Adjective

carsick (comparative more carsick, superlative most carsick)

1. Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness.
   • 2022, Regina Spektor (lyrics and music), “Becoming All Alone”, in Home, Before and After:

     But this whole world / It makes me carsick / Stop the meter, sir

Translations

feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle

• Danish: køresyg
• Dutch: wagenziek (nl)
• German: autokrank
• Icelandic: bílveikur
• Norwegian: bilsyk
• Swedish: åksjuk (sv)