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sick
1[ sik ]
adjective
- affected with ill health, disease, or illness; ailing:
She was sick with the flu for two weeks.
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- affected with nausea; inclined to vomit:
If you feel sick, take a few deep breaths and wait for the feeling to pass.
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- deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom:
The suffering and torments of the wounded make me sick at heart.
I never thought it would happen, but after two years of college I'm sick of parties.
- mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged, corrupt, or unsound:
Only someone with a sick mind would suggest such an immoral scheme.
He made wild statements that made him seem sick.
- dwelling on or obsessed with that which is gruesome, sadistic, ghoulish, or the like; morbid: sick jokes.
a sick comedian;
sick jokes.
- of, relating to, or for use during ill health:
He applied for sick benefits.
- accompanied by or suggestive of ill health; sickly:
a sick pallor;
the sick smell of disinfectant in the corridors.
- disgusted; chagrined:
Such blatant hypocrisy makes me sick.
- not in proper condition; impaired:
My car is sick and I'm afraid it's going to cost a lot of money to repair.
The plot is boring but the special effects are sick!
- Agriculture.
- failing to sustain adequate harvests of some crop, usually specified:
a wheat-sick soil.
- containing harmful microorganisms:
a sick field.
- Now Rare: Sometimes Offensive. menstruating.
noun
- people in ill health collectively:
We have a duty of care toward the sick.
sick
2[ sik ]
verb (used with object)
sick
1/ ɪ /
adjective
- inclined or likely to vomit
- suffering from ill health
- ( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the sick
- of, relating to, or used by people who are unwell
sick benefits
- ( in combination )
sickroom
- 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
- informal.Alsosick and tired often foll by of 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
- look sick slang.to be outclassed
noun
- an informal word for vomit
sick
2/ ɪ /
verb
- a variant spelling of sic 2
Derived Forms
- ˈ쾱, adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sick1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sick1
Idioms and Phrases
- call in sick, to notify one's place of employment that one will be absent from work because of illness:
I'd rather not call in sick tomorrow, but I'm not sure I can drive like this.
- sick and tired, utterly weary; fed up:
I'm sick and tired of working so hard!
- sick at one's stomach, Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. nauseated.
- sick to one's stomach, Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. nauseated.
- sick as a dog. dog ( def 28 ).
More idioms and phrases containing sick
- call in sick
- get sick
- make one sick
- worried sick
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Example Sentences
Timothy breaks the glasses as the family discovers the truth, but not before Piper and Lochlan are sick.
There’s the FBI, corrupt politicians, money-hungry pharma reps, the sick and the terminally ailing, drug addicts — anyone who might want to use the mushroom for any purpose.
Like their male counterparts in online Christian discourse, Halili and Reitsma don't seem much interested in Christian doctrines about feeding the poor, healing the sick or welcoming the stranger.
Bliss, a charity which supports the families of premature and sick babies, said the law change was "transformative".
Then I’ll get back in the studio and we’ll write a batch of new songs, and I’m like, “This is sick — let’s go!”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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