sicknessnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsɪk.nəs/us/ˈsɪk.nəs/sickness noun [ U ] (ILL)
B2 the condition of being ill:
There's a lot of sickness around this winter.
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- Many servicemen suffered radiation sickness after the early atomic tests.
- This national fund pays for welfare benefits such as unemployment and sickness pay.
- Sickness rates have gone up in the company.
- Poor housing conditions led to an increase in sickness.
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Not fit & healthy
- bedridden
- critical list
- crook
- danger list
- dehydrated
- emaciated
- far gone
- frailty
- groggy
- ill
- infirmity
- insufficiency
- knock
- malaise
- not agree with sb idiom
- off-colour
- organic
- relapse
- shadow
- starved
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sickness noun [ U ] (VOMIT)
vomiting:
Drinking unclean water can cause diarrhoea and sickness.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Vomiting & feelings of sickness
- barf
- bring
- bring sth up
- churn
- disgorge
- gag
- honk
- morning sickness
- motion sickness
- regurgitate
- repeat
- retch
- sick
- sick as a dog idiom
- sick sth up
- spew
- spit (sth) up
- throw
- throw (sth) up
- turn sb's stomach idiom
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