sickness
pronunciation
How to pronounce sickness in British English: UK [ˈsɪknəs]
How to pronounce sickness in American English: US [ˈsɪknəs]
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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
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 .