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US
/ˈsɪk/
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[ UK /sˈɪk/ ]
[ UK /sˈɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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deeply affected by a strong feeling
she was sick with longing
sat completely still, sick with envy -
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
the grim task of burying the victims
macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
macabre tortures conceived by madmen
the grim aftermath of the bombing
gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
ghastly wounds
a grisly murder -
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
a pallid sky
the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street
a pale sun
the pale (or wan) stars
the wan light of dawn
the pale light of a half moon -
having a strong distaste from surfeit
sick to death of flattery
gossip that makes one sick
fed up with their complaints
grew more and more disgusted
sick of it all
tired of the noise and smoke -
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
ill from the monotony of his suffering -
affected with madness or insanity
a man who had gone mad - feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
VERB
-
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously
NOUN
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people who are sick
they devote their lives to caring for the sick
How To Use sick In A Sentence
- A few people were crying, and one girl was very sick and puking, but most people tried to stay calm.
- Patients with primary infection tend to be clinically ‘sicker’ than those who are reinfected.
- So the girl was out of bondage, but Cadwaladr, sick with humiliation and rage, must come under guard to be handed over for a price to the brother who discarded and misprized him. His Disposition
- To equate Tim McVeigh as a patriot is the mark of a sick and disturbed mind. Think Progress » Fox News host Julie Banderas
- Peter said, signaling to the waiter: "When I got that letter from Mrs. Dawson I felt sick, positively _sick_. Working Murder
- He infected mice and rabbits with Trypanosoma gondii, the parasite responsible for the dreaded sleeping sickness, then injected the animals with chemical derivatives to determine if any of them could halt the infection. The Emperor of All Maladies
- The deep grief and guilt of the mother as well as the hatred and home-sickness of the daughter permeate the story and eventually melt away due to the abiding family love.
- I compassionated him, and sometimes felt a wish to console him; but when I looked upon him, when I saw the filthy mass that moved and talked, my heart sickened, and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred. Chapter 17
- Loss of appetite is a symptom of mountain sickness. Times, Sunday Times
- The altitiude sickness and diamox can suppository alkalinization of the urine, decreased melt excretion, and unsafe hypercalciuria. Wii-volution
