Sick (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad".
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Meaning 2
Having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke".
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Meaning 3
Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering".
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Examples
- The patient was sick with a high fever and couldn't get out of bed.
- She's been sick with anxiety since the accident and can't sleep at night.
- The old man was sick from years of smoking and needed oxygen therapy.
- The kids were sick from eating too much candy and had stomachaches.
- He's been sick with grief since his wife passed away and can't focus on work.
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Meaning 4
Deeply affected by a strong feeling; "sat completely still, sick with envy"; "she was sick with longing".
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Meaning 5
Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen".
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Meaning 6
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn".
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Meaning 7
Feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit.
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