motion sickness

noun

Meaning

A feeling of nausea or dizziness caused by a disagreement between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system's sense of movement; typically resulting from travel in a vehicle such as a ship or car.

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Related words

vertigo(English)somatogravic illusion(English)vection(English)movement(English)floating feeling(English)head trip(English)kinesthesia(English)visual snow(English)

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