sickness

[ sik-nis ]

noun

1. a particular disease or malady.
2. the state or an instance of being sick; illness.
3. nausea; queasiness.

sickness

/ ˈsɪknɪs /

noun

1. an illness or disease
2. nausea or queasiness
3. the state or an instance of being sick

Word History and Origins

Origin of sickness¹

before 1000; Middle English siknesse, seknesse, Old English sēocnesse. See sick ¹, -ness

Example Sentences

But staff sickness meant face-to-face sessions were replaced with phone calls and her condition deteriorated.

From BBC

“A Trump agenda means more sickness and death caused by pollution and runaway climate change,” insisted Bill Macgavern, policy director of the Los Angeles nonprofit Clean Air Coalition.

From Los Angeles Times

He has set out three key areas for reform - the transition to a digital NHS, moving more care from hospitals to communities, and focusing efforts on prevention over sickness.

From BBC

Days after her second injection she began experiencing severe stomach pains and sickness, so she went to A&E at Monklands - where her colleagues battled to save her life.

From BBC

Hospitals said alongside tackling the NHS waiting list, overtime was needed to cover sickness absence and vacancies as well as for covering the junior doctor strikes.

From BBC

Related Words

• ailment
• disease
• disorder
• ill health
• illness
• infirmity
• malady
• nausea
• syndrome