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seasick

/ˈsiːsɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
sea-sick
IPA
/ˈsiːsɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship or boat at sea.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English see seke, equivalent to sea + sick.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more seasick (comparative) most seasick (superlative)

Derived Forms

seasickness

Phrases

motion sickness sea legs sea-sickening

Frequently Paired Words

airsick carsick motion sickness sea legs sea-sickening

Synonyms

airsick air sick carsick

Rhymes With

geodesic

Questions

How do you pronounce seasick?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːsɪk/.
What does seasick mean?
Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship or boat at sea.
Where does seasick come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce seasick

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