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sickness vs motion sickness

motion sickness vs sickness

sickness and motion sickness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sickness Yes No No No
motion sickness Yes No No No
As nouns, motion sickness is a hyponym of sickness; that is, motion sickness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sickness:
  • sickness: the state that precedes vomiting
  • motion sickness: 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 kinetosis, morning sickness, qualm, queasiness, squeamishness.
sickness (noun) motion sickness (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 motion sickness

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