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carsickness

car·sick·ness
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahr-sik-nis]
    • /ˈkɑrˌsɪk nɪs/
    • /ˈkɑː.sɪk.nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-sik-nis]
    • /ˈkɑrˌsɪk nɪs/

Definitions of carsickness word

  • noun carsickness a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, as a result of the motion of the car in which one is traveling. 1
  • noun carsickness Motion sickness due to riding in a vehicle. 1

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Origin of carsickness

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; carsick + -ness

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Parts of speech for Carsickness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

carsickness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

carsickness usage trend in Literature

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