sickness

[sik-nis]

noun

1. a particular disease or malady.

2. the state or an instance of being sick; illness.

3. nausea; queasiness.

sickness

/ ˈsɪknɪs /

noun

1. an illness or disease

2. nausea or queasiness

3. the state or an instance of being sick

Word History and Origins

Origin of sickness¹

before 1000; Middle English siknesse, seknesse, Old English sēocnesse. See sick ¹, -ness

Example Sentences

Turning to what was driving the problem, Mr Hall said Camden had the highest sickness absence rate of all inner London boroughs, but he also raised the issue of unauthorised holidays during term-time.

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For my part, caring for Karen is an honor, a chance to keep the promise I made her 47 years ago, “in sickness and in health.”

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Of these, about 22,000 hectares are legal -- grown to be chewed as a stimulant, brewed into a tea thought to combat altitude sickness or used in religious rituals.

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Another mother took her son to hospital after he complained of sickness, headaches and feeling dizzy.

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A rise in long-term sickness among young people has been one of the main causes of economic inactivity over the past three years, according to research by the Youth Futures Foundation.

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