What does SICKNESS mean?

Definitions for SICKNESS
ˈsɪk nɪssick·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. illness, unwellness, malady, sicknessnoun

    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

  2. sicknessnoun

    defectiveness or unsoundness

    "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"

  3. nausea, sicknessnoun

    the state that precedes vomiting

Wiktionary

  1. sicknessnoun

    The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; disease or malady.

  2. Etymology: From seocness.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sicknessnoun

    Etymology: from sick.

    I do lament the sickness of the king,
    As loth to lose him. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

    My people are with sickness much enfeebled,
    My numbers lessen’d. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

    Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. Mat.

    When I say every sickness has a tendency to death, I mean every individual sickness as well as every kind. Isaac Watts.

    Trust not too much your now resistless charms;
    Those age or sickness soon or late disarms. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. sickness

    Sickness is a state of being affected by physical or mental health complications, often characterized by symptoms such as pain, discomfort, weakness, fever, fatigue, and other disturbances of normal physiological functions. It may be caused by various factors such as infection, disease, dysfunction of organs or body systems, environmental hazards, or unhealthy lifestyle habits. Sickness can be temporary or chronic, and the severity can range from mild discomfort to life-threatening conditions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sicknessnoun

    the quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; sisease or malady

  2. Sicknessnoun

    nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'SICKNESS' in Nouns Frequency: #2654

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SICKNESS in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SICKNESS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of SICKNESS in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Weiner:

    I have a sickness, but I do not have an excuse, i entered intensive treatment, found the courage to take a moral inventory of my defects, and began a program of recovery and mental health treatment that I continue to follow every day.

  2. Thomas Fuller:

    Health is not valued till sickness comes.

  3. Adam McKellips:

    If we take off one day for a sickness, we are required to [work] 14 days straight to gain points back. That is why we are fighting tooth and nail for sick days.

  4. Milton Schiffenbauer:

    The results validates (sic) our belief that a diet that includes a tablespoon of cinnamon once or twice a day can be effective in eliminating or preventing viruses from infecting humans and causing sickness, such as colds, flu, and even herpes.

  5. Lao Tse, In a discussion with Confucious about the true nature of humanity.:

    Give up your relentless moralizing, the continual pinpricks which pierce the skin of your fellows. The distinction between good and evil is the sickness of the mind. Give up your morals, and the people will regain a love of their fellows.

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