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- DictionarySick·ness/ˈsiknəs/
noun
- 1. the state of being ill: "she was absent through sickness"
- 2. the feeling or fact of being affected with nausea or vomiting: "she felt a wave of sickness wash over her"
SICKNESS definition: 1. the condition of being ill: 2. vomiting: 3. the condition of being sick: . Learn more.
the state or condition of being ill, or a disease: [ U ] No one escapes occasional sickness. [ C ] Raymond has a rare sickness. (Definition of sickness from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of sickness. sickness. But when it comes to sickness and death, we are in this thing together. From CNN.
6 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. Sickness is the state of being ill or unhealthy . In fifty-two years of working he had one week of sickness. There appears to be another outbreak of sickness among seals in the North Sea. 2. uncountable noun. Sickness is the uncomfortable feeling that you are going to vomit .
[uncountable] (especially British English) the feeling that you are likely to vomit (= bring food back up from the stomach to the mouth); the fact of vomiting synonym nausea. symptoms include sickness and diarrhoea. The sickness passed off after a while. see also morning sickness. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
[singular] a feeling of great sadness, disappointment, or disgust He felt a sickness rise in him at the thought of leaving. See sickness in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: sickness. Definition of sickness noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
the act of vomiting, or the feeling that you are going to vomit: morning / travel sickness. sickness noun (ILLNESS) a particular illness: radiation sickness. (Definition of sickness from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sickness. in Chinese (Traditional) 有病的, 患病, 嘔吐… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
Sickness - definition of sickness by The Free Dictionary. sickness. Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to sickness: nausea. sick·ness. (sĭk′nĭs) n. 1. The condition of being sick; illness. 2. A disease; a malady. 3. Nausea. 4. A defective or unsound condition.
