airsickness — nausea and dizziness experienced during air travel
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: nausea and dizziness experienced during air travel
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈerˌsɪknəs/
Example Sentences
- The turbulence made his airsickness even worse than usual.
- She's so prone to airsickness that she drives 12 hours instead of taking a 2-hour flight.
- The pilot's announcement about upcoming turbulence triggered his psychological airsickness.
airsickness
NOUN[/ˈerˌsɪknəs/]
nausea and dizziness experienced during air travel
On her first flight, Mia clutches a paper bag, battling sudden airsickness.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Airsickness is a 20th-century compound term created during the popularization of air travel. It directly combines 'air' and 'sickness' to describe motion sickness experienced during flight.
Breakdown
air (atmosphere/aircraft environment) + sickness (disease or physical malaise). The compound follows the pattern of earlier terms like seasickness, applying the established suffix structure to aviation contexts.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The turbulence made his airsickness even worse than usual.”
“She's so prone to airsickness that she drives 12 hours instead of taking a 2-hour flight.”
“The pilot's announcement about upcoming turbulence triggered his psychological airsickness.”
“Modern aircraft design has significantly reduced instances of airsickness among passengers.”
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