Thesaurus results for CAR SICKNESS

car sickness

noun

Definition of car sickness

as in motion sickness

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Recent Examples of car sickness Chronic pain, recurring musculoskeletal injuries or motion intolerance, such as car sickness, could all be indicators of a vestibular system (inner ear sensor) weakness. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 For some, the trip means dealing with car sickness. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025

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Initially appearing in updates to the Pixel 11 family before a wider release, the assistive technology adds subtle on-screen markers that shift with the environment to help reduce motion sickness.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
People who have used Apple’s anti-nausea dots have reported that the feature works wonders in reducing motion sickness.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of motion sickness

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Use this after a night of one too many cocktails, or simply add to your in-flight water to prevent dehydration or mountain sickness.

— Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 4 July 2024
These researchers would like to pave the way to therapies for chronic mountain sickness, but first need to better define what living and working at this altitude does to human bodies.

— STAT staff, STAT, 24 Dec. 2019

Definition of mountain sickness

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The inclement weather conditions and fatigue combined with the altitude sickness that could set in at that height are a bad combination for even the most experienced hikers.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Climbers of the 12,388 feet-tall (3,776 meters) volcano have had to be rescued after suffering altitude sickness in the past.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of altitude sickness

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Combat nausea with Reliefband, a 100% natural, fast-acting temporary treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness, anxiety, migraines, morning sickness, chemotherapy, amusement park rides and VR gaming.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Unlike Eirina, another orangutan at the zoo, Hesty did not have extreme morning sickness that required daily cups of tea.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2026

Definition of morning sickness

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