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Sickness

/ˈsɪknɪs/ · noun

Meaning

(uncountable, countable) The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; an illness..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (uncountable, countable) The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; an illness.
  2. Nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach.
  3. (linguistics) The analogical misuse of a rarer or marked grammatical case in the place of a more common or unmarked case.

Example Sentences

I do lament the sickness of the king.
Sickness is a dangerous indulgence at my time of life.
We can now return to the question of how we treat the phenomenon of dative sickness (the possibility of substituting dative in place of accusative on the experiencer nominal) in Icelandic.

Synonyms for sickness

diseasedisorderailmentmaladyinfirmityafflictioncoathcomplaintegritudeill healthillnessindispositionsicknesstroublemorbusrotnausea

Antonyms for sickness

Related Words

illnessmaladynauseasickmalaiseailmentdiseasedmorbidityinfirmityafflictiondiscomfortdisorderuneaseuneasinessevilillignominybadoutbreakhealth

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Usage Notes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does sickness mean?

Sickness means (uncountable, countable) The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; an illness..

What is a synonym for sickness?

Common synonyms include disease, disorder, ailment, malady.

What is the opposite of sickness?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use sickness in a sentence?

I do lament the sickness of the king.

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