1sick1 (sɪk
)
Definitions
adjective
- inclined or likely to vomit
- suffering from ill health
- ((as collective noun; preceded by ( preceded by the) ⇒
the sick
- of, relating to, or used by people who are unwell ⇒
sick benefits
- ((in combination) ⇒
sickroom
- of, relating to, or used by people who are unwell ⇒
- deeply affected with a mental or spiritual feeling akin to physical sickness ⇒
sick at heart
- mentally, psychologically, or spiritually disturbed
- informal delighting in or catering for the macabre or sadistic; morbid ⇒
sick humour
sick and tired (often foll by of) informal disgusted or weary, esp because satiated ⇒I am sick of his everlasting laughter
- (often foll by for) weary with longing; pining ⇒
I am sick for my own country
- pallid or sickly
- not in working order
- (of land) unfit for the adequate production of certain crops
- See look sick
noun verb
- an informal word for vomit
See also
sick-outAlternative Forms
ˈsickish adjectiveWord Origin
Old English sēoc; related to Old Norse skjūkr, Gothic siuks, Old High German siohSynonyms
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unwell,
ill,
poorly,
diseased,
weak,
crook,
under par,
ailing,
feeble,
laid up,
under the weather,
indisposed,
on the sick list
Translations
- British English:
sick
If you are sick, you are ill.He's very sick. He needs medication.sɪk ADJECTIVE He's very sick. He needs medication.
- Spanish:
enfermo
adj enferma
- French:
malade
adj
- German:
krank
adj
- Chinese: 病的 adj
- Arabic: عَلِيل adj
- Portuguese: enjoado adj enjoada
- Russian: чувствующий тошноту adj чувствующая тошноту
- Croatian: bolestan adj bolesna
- Czech: nevolno adv
- Danish: syg adj
- Dutch: ziek adj
- Finnish: pahoinvoiva adj
- Greek: άρρωστος adj άρρωστη
- Italian: malato adj malata
- Japanese: 吐き気がする no_posp
- Korean: 병든 adj
- Norwegian: kvalm adj
- Polish: chory adj chora
- Brazilian Portuguese: doente n enjoada
- European Spanish:
enfermo
adj enferma
- Swedish: sjuk adj sjukt
- Thai: คลื่นไส้ adj
- Turkish: hasta adj
- Vietnamese: buồn nôn adj
Usage examples
Only I couldn't finish my last year because my mother got sick and somebody had to take care of her.
, BETTER THAN THIS (2002)I was always the one who got sick on the ferry on family holidays.
New Scientist (2004)A recent article in the Wall Street Journal noted that some sportscasters have started describing impressive plays as " sick.
Globe and Mail (2003)Peru had the highest levels of illness reported, with two thirds of visitors getting sick.
Glasgow Herald (2001)In those days parents were not allowed to visit their sick children in hospital.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)