sickness (ˈsɪknɪs
)
Definitions
noun
- an illness or disease
- nausea or queasiness
- the state or an instance of being sick
Synonyms
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- British English:
sickness
Sickness is the state of being ill or unhealthy.In fifty-two years of working he had only one week of sickness.ˈsɪknɪs NOUN In fifty-two years of working he had only one week of sickness.
- Spanish:
enfermedad
nf
- French:
maladie
nf
- German:
Krankheit
nf
- Chinese: 病 n
- Arabic: مَرَض n
- Portuguese: doença nf
- Russian: болезнь nf
- Croatian: bolest nf
- Czech: nemoc nf
- Danish: sygdom nutr
- Dutch: ziekte nf
- Finnish: sairaus n
- Greek: αρρώστια nf
- Italian: malattia nf
- Japanese: 病気 n
- Korean: 병 n
- Norwegian: sykdom nm
- Polish: choroba nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: doença nf
- European Spanish:
enfermedad
nf
- Swedish: sjukdom nutr
- Thai: ความเจ็บป่วย n
- Turkish: hastalık n
- Vietnamese: căn bệnh n
Usage examples
Even to dwell on it briefly brought back a cloying physical sickness.
, When the Apricots Bloom (1988)These are all characteristic of the acute trauma caused by decompression sickness in humans.
New Scientist (2003)More die from avalanches and altitude sickness than artillery exchanges.
Irish Times (2002)Manager David Moyes said: "There are a couple of players with sickness.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2003)They were less likely to arrive late for school and had significantly fewer days off school for sickness.
, COUNTING SHEEP: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams (2002)