Meaning & Definition of Sickness in English
English⟶
Sickness
/sɪknəs/
noun
1. Impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
synonym:
- illness,
- unwellness,
- malady,
- sickness
2. Defectiveness or unsoundness
- "Drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"
- "A great sickness of his judgment"
synonym:
- sickness
3. The state that precedes vomiting
synonym:
- nausea,
- sickness
Examples of using
The doctor said that this sickness is irremediable.
His sickness made it impossible for him to continue his study.
She was absent from school because of sickness.