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sickness vs kinetosis

kinetosis vs sickness

sickness and kinetosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sickness Yes No No No
kinetosis Yes No No No
As nouns, kinetosis is a hyponym of sickness; that is, kinetosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sickness:
  • sickness: the state that precedes vomiting
  • kinetosis: the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
Other hyponyms of sickness include motion sickness, morning sickness, qualm, queasiness, squeamishness.
sickness (noun) kinetosis (noun)
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
the state that precedes vomiting
defectiveness or unsoundness
Difference between sickness and kinetosis

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