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motion sickness vs nausea

nausea vs motion sickness

motion sickness and nausea both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
motion sickness Yes No No No
nausea Yes No No No
As nouns, nausea is a hypernym of motion sickness; that is, nausea is a word with a broader meaning than motion sickness:
  • motion sickness: the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
  • nausea: the state that precedes vomiting
Other hypernyms of motion sickness include ailment, complaint, ill, sickness.
motion sickness (noun) nausea (noun)
the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
the state that precedes vomiting
Difference between motion sickness and nausea

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