sickness
IPA: sˈɪknʌs
noun
- The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness.
- Nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach.
- (linguistics) The analogical misuse of a rarer or marked grammatical case in the place of a more common or unmarked case.
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Examples of "sickness" in Sentences
- The young child was overcome with sickness and had to stay home from school
- The flu season brought a wave of sickness through the office, causing multiple employees to call out sick
- Chronic sickness can take a toll on a person's physical and mental health
- She tried to push through the sickness, but eventually had to see a doctor for treatment
- The outbreak of food poisoning caused a widespread sickness among the attendees of the event
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