"carsick" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more carsick [comparative], most carsick [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)sɪk Etymology: car + sick Etymology templates: {{compound|en|car|sick}} car + sick Head templates: {{en-adj}} carsick (comparative more carsick, superlative most carsick)
  1. Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness. Categories (topical): Motion sickness Translations (feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle): køresyg (Danish), wagenziek (Dutch), autokrank (German), bílveikur (Icelandic), bilsyk (Norwegian), åksjuk (Swedish)

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