sickness
Americannoun
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a particular disease or malady.
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the state or an instance of being sick; illness.
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nausea; queasiness.
noun
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an illness or disease
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nausea or queasiness
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the state or an instance of being sick
Etymology
Origin of sickness
before 1000; Middle English siknesse, seknesse, Old English sēocnesse. See sick 1, -ness
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The Youth Futures Foundation says one of the main causes of economic inactivity over the past three years has been a rise in long-term sickness among young people.
From BBC
NHS Surrey Heartlands said the situation had been made worse by rising flu and norovirus cases, as well as an increase in staff sickness.
From BBC
He said a potential workforce may not be easy to find because of prolonged economic inactivity and sickness.
From BBC
In one striking case, a ground squirrel bone from Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, dated to about 1.8 million years ago, showed evidence of infection by the parasite that causes sleeping sickness in humans.
From Science Daily
Vanda Pharmaceuticals’ shares rose 32% after the FDA approved Nereus, its motion sickness treatment, which will compete with Dramamine.
From Barron's
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