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Vocabulary Entry
sickness
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A condition of ill health or disease.
Example Sentences
"She was unable to attend the meeting due to her sickness."
"The doctor diagnosed him with a severe sickness that required treatment."
"Sickness can often spread through close contact with infected individuals."
V
verb
To affect with a disease or ill health (used in some dialects or older forms of English).
Example Sentences
"The contaminated food sickened several people at the event."
"He was sickened by the news of the tragedy."
"The pollution in the river may sicken the local wildlife."