seasick

/'si:sik/

Friendly

Word: Seasick

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Seasick means feeling ill or unwell because of the movement of a boat or ship on the water. It usually causes feelings of nausea (the feeling of wanting to vomit) and dizziness.

Usage Instructions:

• You can use "seasick" to describe someone who feels sick while on a boat or ship.
• It is often used in the context of traveling over water.

Example Sentence:

• "She felt seasick during the boat ride and had to sit down until they reached the shore."

Advanced Usage:

• "He suffers from severe seasickness, so he always takes medication before going on a cruise."
• In a more figurative sense, you can say someone feels "seasick" when they are overwhelmed by rapid changes or instability in their life, even if they are not on water.

Word Variants:

• Seasickness (noun): The condition of feeling ill due to motion on water.
  • Example: "His seasickness made the fishing trip difficult."

Different Meaning:

• "Seasick" specifically refers to sickness caused by the motion of water. It does not apply to sickness caused by other types of movement, such as being in a car or airplane. For those situations, we would use "motion sickness."

Synonyms:

• Nauseous (though this can refer to sickness in general, not just on water)
• Motion sickness (a broader term that includes seasickness but also applies to other forms of transportation)

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• There are no specific idioms or phrasal verbs that directly relate to "seasick." However, you might hear phrases like:
  • "Rocking the boat," which means to create trouble or disturb a stable situation, not related to the physical feeling of seasickness.

Summary:

"Seasick" is an adjective that describes the feeling of being ill due to the swaying motion of a boat.

Academic

Adjective

1. experiencing motion sickness

Synonyms

• airsick
• air sick
• carsick