Standard Lemma guide

carsick

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈkɑɹˌsɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)sɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 R S IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

experiencing motion sickness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: airsick, air sick, seasick

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From car + sick.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: køresyg — feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle
  • Dutch: wagenziek — feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle
  • German: autokrank — feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle
  • Icelandic: bílveikur — feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle
  • Norwegian: bilsyk — feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle
  • Swedish: åksjuk — feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle
  • Vietnamese: say xe — feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle