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sickness

Syllabification: (sick·ness)
Pronunciation: /ˈsiknis/

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Definition of sickness

noun

  • 1the state of being ill:she was absent through sickness
  • [often with adjective or noun modifier] a particular type of illness or disease:botulism causes fodder sickness of horses a woman suffering an incurable sickness
  • 2the feeling or fact of being affected with nausea or vomiting:she felt a wave of sickness wash over her travel sickness

Origin:

Old English sēocnesse (see sick1, -ness)

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