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   Sick

   /sik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. affected by physical or mental illness: "nursing very sick children" Similar illunwellpoorlyailingindisposedlaid upbadout of sortsnot oneselfoffoff colourinformal:under the weatheron the sick listcrookvulgar slang:crappyOpposite wellhealthy
   • ▪ relating to those who are ill: "the company organized a sick fund for its workers"
   • ▪ (of an organization, system, or society) suffering from serious problems, especially of a financial nature: "their economy remains sick"
   • 2. feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit: "he was starting to feel sick" Similar nauseousnauseatedqueasybilioussick to one's stomachgreengreen around the gillsseasickcarsickairsicktravel-sicksuffering from motion sicknesssuffering from altitude sicknesssuffering from radiation sicknessinformal:about to throw upbarfyrare:qualmish
   • ▪ (of an emotion) so intense as to cause one to feel unwell or nauseous: "he had a sick fear of returning"
   • ▪ disappointed, mortified, or miserable: informal "he looked pretty sick at that, but he eventually agreed" Similar disappointedmiserabledepresseddejecteddespondentdowncastdisconsolateunhappylow-spiriteddistressedangrycrossenragedannoyeddisgusteddispleaseddisgruntledfed upgrumpyinformal:cheesed offOpposite glad
   • ▪ pining or longing for someone or something: archaic "he was sick for a sight of her"
   • 3. intensely annoyed with or bored by (someone or something) as a result of having had too much of them: "I'm absolutely sick of your moods" Similar fed up withbored with/bytired ofweary ofjaded with/bysurfeited with/bysatiated withglutted with/byhave had enough ofinformal:have had a basinful ofhave had it up to here withhave had something up to hereOpposite fond
   • 4. (especially of humor) having something unpleasant such as death, illness, or misfortune as its subject and dealing with it in an offensive way: "this was someone's idea of a sick joke" Similar macabreblackghoulishmorbidpervertedgruesomesadisticcrueloffensiveOpposite in good taste
   • ▪ (of a person) having abnormal or unnatural tendencies; perverted: "he is a deeply sick man from whom society needs to be protected"
   • 5. very good; excellent: informal "it was a sick party and there were tons of cool people there"

   noun

   • 1. vomit: British "she was busy wiping sick from the carpet"

   verb

   • 1. bring something up by vomiting: British "he was passing blood and sicking it up"

   Word Origin Old Englishsēoc ‘affected by illness’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziek and German siech.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sickish adjective

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   • The meaning of SICK is affected with disease or ill health : ailing. How to use sick in a sentence.

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   Where did the word 'sick' come from?

   • This use of sic has Latin origins, where it literally meant, “so, thus, in this way;” it traces its regular use in English to the late 19th century. Sick with the modern meaning of “excellent,” “awesome,” or “very impressive,” according to the OED, dates surprisingly far back, to 1983 in boarding (skate and snow) culture.

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   What does sickly mean?

   • In poor health; chronically sick or prone to sickness; not strong or robust. Of or produced by sickness. A sickly pallor. Characterized by the prevalence of disease or sickness; unhealthful. Sickening; nauseating. A sickly odor. Causing nausea; nauseating. To make sickly. To make sickly. In a sick manner.

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   While sick usually refers to people with physical or mental illnesses, it can also be used to describe an object or system that isn't working right, like a sick economy. Sick can also mean that you're tired of something, like a song you have heard too many times — you're sick of it.

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