sickness

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
    the state that precedes vomiting

Word Origin

sickness (n.)
Old English seocnes "sickness, disease; a disease;" see sick (adj.) and -ness.

Antonym

n.

health

Example

1. Yellow-green can indicate sickness cowardice discord and jealousy .
2. She means decompression sickness , or the bends .
3. Premature deaths and sickness were concentrated especially among females .
4. It was different from any other sickness I 'd experienced , and would come on violently and without warning .
5. Fleeting sickness is no exception .

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