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   sick

   /sɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. affected by physical or mental illness: "nursing very sick children" Similar illunwellpoorlyailingindisposedlaid upbadout of sortsnot oneselfoffoff colourinformal:under the weatheron the sick listcrookvulgar slang:crappyOpposite wellhealthy
   • ▪ relating to those who are ill: "the company organized a sick fund for its workers"
   • ▪ (of an organization, system, or society) suffering from serious problems: "the British economy remains sick"
   • 2. feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit: "he was starting to feel sick" Similar nauseousnauseatedqueasybilioussick to one's stomachgreengreen around the gillsseasickcarsickairsicktravel-sicksuffering from motion sicknesssuffering from altitude sicknesssuffering from radiation sicknessinformal:about to throw upbarfyrare:qualmish
   • ▪ (of an emotion) so intense as to cause one to feel unwell or nauseous: "he had a sick fear of returning"
   • ▪ disappointed, mortified, or miserable: informal "he looked pretty sick at that, but he eventually agreed" Similar disappointedmiserabledepresseddejecteddespondentdowncastdisconsolateunhappylow-spiriteddistressedangrycrossenragedannoyeddisgusteddispleaseddisgruntledfed upgrumpyinformal:cheesed offOpposite glad
   • ▪ pining or longing for someone or something: archaic "he was sick for a sight of her"
   • 3. intensely annoyed with or bored by (someone or something) as a result of having had too much of them: "I'm absolutely sick of your moods" Similar fed up withbored with/bytired ofweary ofjaded with/bysurfeited with/bysatiated withglutted with/byhave had enough ofinformal:have had a basinful ofhave had it up to here withhave had something up to hereOpposite fond
   • 4. (especially of humour) having something unpleasant such as death or misfortune as its subject and dealing with it in an offensive way: "this was someone's idea of a sick joke" Similar macabreblackghoulishmorbidpervertedgruesomesadisticcrueloffensiveOpposite in good taste
   • ▪ (of a person) having abnormal or unnatural tendencies; perverted: "he is a deeply sick man from whom society needs to be protected"
   • 5. very good; excellent: informal "it was a sick party and there were tons of cool people there"

   noun

   • 1. vomit: British "she was busy wiping sick from the carpet"

   verb

   • 1. bring something up by vomiting: British "he was passing blood and sicking it up"

   Word Origin Old Englishsēoc ‘affected by illness’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziek and German siech.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sickish adjective

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   The meaning of SICK is affected with disease or ill health : ailing. How to use sick in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSICK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SICK definition: 1. physically or mentally ill; not well or healthy: 2. to tell your employer, usually by phone…. Learn more.

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   Definition of sick adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSICK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you are sick, you are ill. Sick usually means physically ill, but it can sometimes be used to mean mentally ill.

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   Sick definition: affected with ill health, disease, or illness; ailing. See examples of SICK used in a sentence.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › sickSick - definition of sick by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. Suffering from or affected with a physical illness; ailing. b. Of or for sick persons: sick wards. c. Nauseated. 2. a. Mentally ill or disturbed. b. Unwholesome, morbid, or sadistic: a sick joke; a sick crime. 3. Defective; unsound: a sick economy. 4. a. Deeply distressed; upset: sick with worry. b. Disgusted; revolted.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSICK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to be bored with or annoyed about something that has been happening for a long time: I'm sick of people telling me how to run my life. It makes me sick. informal. something you say when you are jealous of someone: She looks fantastic whatever she wears - it makes me sick. sick adjective (CRUEL) cruel and unpleasant: He's got a sick mind.