sickness

[ sik-nis ]
/ ˈsɪk nɪs /

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

Words nearby sickness

sickle-hocked, sicklebill, sicklemia, sickling, sickly, sickness, sickness benefit, sicko, sickout, sickroom, sicut patribus, sit deus nobis
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Words related to sicknesses

malady, illness, ailment, syndrome, disease, disorder, infirmity, nausea, complaint, ill, indisposition, affection, affliction, bug, condition

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British Dictionary definitions for sicknesses

sickness
/ (ˈsɪknɪs) /

noun

an illness or disease
nausea or queasiness
the state or an instance of being sick
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for sicknesses

sickness
[ sĭk′nĭs ]

n.

The condition of being sick; illness.
A disease or an illness.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.