sickness

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US /ˈsɪknɪs/ See IPA manual

Freq #5624

Meanings

1

noun
The state of being ill, or a particular illness.

He missed two weeks of work because of sickness.
2

noun
The feeling that you are going to vomit.

Many people suffer from sickness when travelling by sea.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being ill, or... illness disease malady

2 noun · the feeling that you are... nausea

Word family

Forms sicknesses

Derived forms airsicknessbottle-sicknesscarsicknesscybersicknessfalling-sicknessgallsicknessgreen-sicknesshome-sicknesshomesicknesslungsicknessradiosicknesssea-sickness

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Phrases (1)

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altitude sickness
illness associated with the reduced oxygen available at high elevations

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English sikness, from Old English sēocnes. By surface analysis, sick + -ness.

sikness Middle English sēocnes Old English

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# sickness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɪknɪs/
**Frequency rank:** 5624

## Meanings
1. The state of being ill, or a particular illness.
2. The feeling that you are going to vomit.

## Examples
- He missed two weeks of work because of sickness.
- Many people suffer from sickness when travelling by sea.

## Derived Forms
- airsickness
- bottle-sickness
- carsickness
- cybersickness
- falling-sickness
- gallsickness
- green-sickness
- home-sickness
- homesickness
- lungsickness
- radiosickness
- sea-sickness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sikness
- Root: sēocnes

## Etymology
From Middle English sikness, from Old English sēocnes. By surface analysis, sick + -ness.

## AI Etymology
Sickness is from Middle English sikness, from Old English sēocnes. By surface analysis, sick + -ness. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English sikness, Old English sēocnes. In current use it includes senses such as The state of being ill, or a particular illness and The feeling that you are going to vomit.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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