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sickness

[ sik-nis ]
/ ˈsɪk nɪs /
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noun
a particular disease or malady.
the state or an instance of being sick; illness.
nausea; queasiness.
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Origin of sickness

before 1000; Middle English siknesse, seknesse,Old English sēocnesse.See sick1, -ness
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British Dictionary definitions for sickness

sickness
/ (ˈsɪknɪs) /

noun
an illness or disease
nausea or queasiness
the state or an instance of being sick
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