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sickness

[ sik-nis ]

/ ˈsɪk nɪs /

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noun

a particular disease or malady.

the state or an instance of being sick; illness.

nausea; queasiness.

Origin of sickness

before 1000; Middle English siknesse, seknesse, Old English sēocnesse. See sick¹, -ness

Words nearby sickness

sickle-hocked, sicklebill, sicklemia, sickling, sickly, sickness, sickness benefit, sicko, sickout, sickroom, sicut patribus, sit deus nobis

Example sentences from the Web for sickness

The sickness in her mind was a reflection of the sickness of her life, a sickness created by her family and her society.

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You already protect you, and look after you in sickness and in health.

Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement |Tim Teeman |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I knew there would be good times and bad, sickness and health, broken dishwashers and giant cockroaches in the bathroom.

You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder |Carrie Arnold |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Many women find a car journey with regular morning sickness quite an ordeal.

Our Hero! Morning Sickness Stricken Kate Middleton Rides In a 200 Year Old Carriage |Tom Sykes |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Hyperemesis Gravidarum is very acute morning sickness, which may require supplementary hydration, medication and nutrients.

Second Royal Baby for Kate |Tom Sykes |September 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We jumped again, the sickness of disorientation forcing a moan from the girl, and darkness shivered round us.

The Door Through Space |Marion Zimmer Bradley
And now, with the lassitude, the relief from long tension, came a feeling of cold and sickness.

Franklin Kane |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
She was truly relieved to find Betty there, even though on a bed of sickness.

A Group of Noble Dames |Thomas Hardy
Like their predecessors, they also encountered savage Indians, and died of starvation and sickness.

The West Indies and the Spanish Main [1899] |James Rodway
The number was soon reduced to four by the death of Captain Gosnold, who fell a victim to the sickness.

Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 |Thomas J. Wertenbaker

British Dictionary definitions for sickness

sickness

/ (ˈsɪknɪs) /

noun

an illness or disease

nausea or queasiness

the state or an instance of being sick

Medical definitions for sickness

sickness

[ sĭk′nĭs ]

n.

The condition of being sick; illness.

A disease or an illness.