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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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