sick
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[ sik ]
/ sɪk /
adjective, sick·er, sick·est.
noun
(used with a plural verb)
sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
Idioms for sick
Origin of sick
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before 900; Middle English
sik, sek, Old English
sēoc; cognate with Dutch
ziek, German
siech, Old Norse
sjūkr, Gothic
siuks
SYNONYMS FOR sick
2 nauseous, nauseated.
Words nearby sick
British Dictionary definitions for sick and tired (1 of 2)
See also
sick-out
Derived forms of sick
sickish, adjectiveWord Origin for sick
Old English
sēoc; related to Old Norse
skjūkr, Gothic
siuks, Old High German
sioh
British Dictionary definitions for sick and tired (2 of 2)
Medical definitions for sick and tired
sick
[ sĭk ]
adj.
Suffering from or affected with a disease or disorder.
Of or for sick persons.
Nauseated.
Mentally ill or disturbed.
Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within, as of a building.
Idioms and Phrases with sick and tired (1 of 2)
sick and tired
Also, sick or tired to death. Thoroughly weary or bored, as in I'm sick and tired of these begging phone calls, or She was sick to death of that endless recorded music. These hyperbolic expressions of exasperation imply one is weary to the point of illness or death. The first dates from the late 1700s, the first variant from the late 1800s, and the second variant from the first half of the 1700s.
Idioms and Phrases with sick and tired (2 of 2)
sick