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motion sickness; travel sickness

Noun

  1. 1

    motion sickness; travel sickness

    The state of being dizzy and nauseated because of the motions that occur when riding in a car, ship, airplane, etc.

    Korean definition: 자동차, 배, 비행기 등을 탈 때, 그 흔들림 때문에 생기는 어지럽고 메스꺼운 증세.

    • When your stomach is empty, dizziness and motion sickness can be worse than usual.

    • Because our child gets such bad motion sickness that he throws up whenever he rides in a car, we can't even dream of long trips.

  2. 2

    hatred

    A feeling of dislike so strong that one does not even want to think about it.

    Korean definition: 생각하기도 싫을 만큼 매우 싫은 느낌.

    • Jisu hated math so much that just looking at numbers made her sick.

    • After a bad breakup with his girlfriend, Seunggyu felt sick of starting a new relationship.