airsick

adjective

Definition of airsicknext
as in seasick

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  1. seasick
  2. nauseous
  3. carsick
  4. queasy
  5. woozy
  6. squeamish
  7. dizzy
Adjective
  • She’s returned with a little something for everyone: demonic house music, introspective soft rock, catchy post-punk, seasick sophisti-pop.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 May 2024
  • But looking at the city and at Viñoly’s tenure here, the arc of his career points to something far larger than a few seasick rich folks swaying high above 57th Street.
    Ian Volner, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2023
Definition of seasick
Adjective
  • Dehydrated, nauseous, sunburned Floridians flood emergency rooms when temperatures rise Last summer was one of the hottest on record and this year, temperatures in South Florida began to rise in April.
    Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
  • Jen Psaki accepted a piece of jerky, and, upon putting it in her mouth, looked nauseous, but was still too nice to protest.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of nauseous
Adjective
  • To reach the house, visitors drive up the dark, narrow mountain road hemmed in on both sides by foliage, before arriving, slightly carsick, slightly confused, at the low-slung residence with a modest roofline.
    Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • While carpooling to school, he gets stuck in the middle seat and feels carsick.
    Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
Definition of carsick
Adjective
  • This involves a portable electric drill and a queasy college-aged intern.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The movie’s one outright mistake is suddenly shifting from emotional abuse to a literal assault that inadvertently plays like a queasy bad-taste joke about how artists get screwed.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of queasy
Adjective
  • In Jack Antonoff’s hands, what Malin envisioned as a hard-charging rock number becomes a woozy, atmospheric trip immersed in reverb and layered vocals, and sets the tone for an album where reinvention is encouraged.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Music City then was always woozy from two shots of rot gut whiskey and an angry call from a jilted lover across town.
    Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Definition of woozy
Adjective
  • The segment never lives up to that hype, but the sight of Homer self-cannibalizing himself is sure to make some Simpsons viewers squeamish.
    Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Horror films still offer a path to profitability on low budgets that no other genre can claim, which is why even the most squeamish filmmakers should celebrate the remarkable box-office success demonstrated by Damien Leone’s gory saga of the depraved Art the Clown.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of squeamish
Adjective
  • In an emotional retelling, Foxx remembers being dizzy, frustrated, and stubbornly resistant to both physical and mental therapy.
    Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Angela went to a hospital three times before her death after becoming faint and dizzy, according to the arrest affidavit.
    Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of dizzy
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