🤒sick

adjective
/sɪk/

Meaning

feeling unwell or suffering from illness
unwell; having a disease or illness; feeling nauseous

Example Sentences

She stayed home because she was feeling sick.

She stayed home from work because she was feeling sick.

Example Expressions

sick and tired

Synonyms

ill, unwell, unhealthy, nauseous, ailing, diseased
Entry 1
ill, unwell, unhealthy, nauseous, ailing
Entry 2
ill, unwell, diseased, nauseous

Antonyms

healthy, well, fit, fine
Entry 1
healthy, well, fit
Entry 2
healthy, well, fine

Collocations

feel sick, get sick, sick leave, sick child, sick person, sick day
Entry 1
feel sick, get sick, sick leave, sick child, sick person
Entry 2
sick leave, sick day, feel sick, get sick

More Example Sentences

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly

A student submits a late assignment to her professor after staying up all night to finish it because she was sick for three days

A student submits a late assignment to her professor after staying up all night to finish it because she was sick for three days and could not concentrate on her work

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed

A student submits a late assignment to her professor after staying up all night to finish it because she was sick for three days and could not concentrate on her work so she writes an apology email explaining the situation

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed and reassures them that their child will recover soon

A student submits a late assignment to her professor after staying up all night to finish it because she was sick for three days and could not concentrate on her work so she writes an apology email explaining the situation and attaches a medical certificate as proof

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed and reassures them that their child will recover soon if they follow the treatment plan carefully

A doctor treats a sick child at a hospital who has a high fever and prescribes medicine to bring down the temperature quickly while explaining the dosage to the parents who are sitting nervously beside the bed and reassures them that their child will recover soon if they follow the treatment plan carefully and bring the child back for a follow-up visit next week.

Related Vocabularies

Resulting in good; favorable or advantageous.
Having or showing very strong feelings or passion.
kept secret or done secretly, especially for illicit purposes
sad and disappointed
Able to use both hands equally well, or versatile in abilities.
Not leading to a definite result or decision.

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