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sick

/sɪk/
Meanings
  • Adjective

    Unwell or feeling ill.

    - "I feel sick after eating that spicy food."
    - "The patient was sick and needed to rest."
  • Adjective

    Used figuratively to describe a situation that is unpleasant or unfortunate.

    - "The economy is in a sick state."
    - "The situation is getting sicker by the day."
Pronunciation
  1. /sɪk/



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Antonyms

crap , naff , uncool , fit , healthy , well
Synonyms

disturbed , twisted , warped , ill , not well , poorly , sickly , unwell , nauseated , rad , wicked
Rhymes
Words rhyming with sick
brick , stick , trick
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. sick (en) : To make ill or unwell

Variants
List of all variants of sick that leads to same result
sick , sicker , sickest , sicks , sic , sicced , siccing , sicked , sicking , sics , sick and tired , sick bay , sick bays , sick building syndrome , sick building syndromes , sick call , sick calls , sick day , sick headache , sick headaches , sick leave , sick leaves
Forms
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sicker, sickest

Etymology
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Old English seocan; related to seowan 'to see' and seoc 'sight'.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'sick' has been used as an adjective since the 13th century.

  2. In the Middle Ages, 'sick' was used to describe someone who was morally or spiritually ill as well as physically ill.

Related Concepts
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  1. Illness: A state of health where an individual experiences symptoms or signs of a disease.

  2. Malady: A disease or ailment, especially a chronic or serious one.

Culture
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In literature, 'sick' has been used metaphorically to describe a person's emotional state, such as in William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' and F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'. In music, there are several songs with the title 'Sick' or 'Sickness'.

How to Memorize "sick"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person lying in bed, feeling weak and unwell.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'sick' with the feeling of being unwell or ill.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Sick is when I Can't Keep In Sight My Normal Functioning'.

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