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sickness
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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪknəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɪknɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sik′nis)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026sick•ness /ˈsɪknɪs/USA pronunciation
n.
- Pathology a particular disease or malady:[countable]Which sickness is he suffering from?
- Pathology the state or an instance of being sick;
illness:[uncountable]She wants to fight sickness and hunger.
- nausea;
queasiness:[uncountable]some sickness in her stomach from the car ride.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026sick•ness
(sik′nis),USA pronunciation n.
- Pathologya particular disease or malady.
- Pathologythe state or an instance of being sick;
illness.
- nausea;
queasiness.
- Middle English siknesse, seknesse, Old English sēocnesse. See sick1, -ness bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sickness /ˈsɪknɪs/ n - an illness or disease
- nausea or queasiness
- the state or an instance of being sick
'sickness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: [sea, motion] sickness, a [pill, patch] for [sea] sickness, suffering from (a case of) [sea] sickness, more... 🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "sickness" in the title: a suspicion of/for some sort of sickness
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control sickness absences
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heart <disease, sickness, illness>
I've had a remarkable amount of sickness in my family
I've just recovered from sickness
illness(s), sickness(s)
Just as bitter medicine cures sickness, so unpalatable advice benefits conduct.
medicine for air sickness
Mighty little sickness
monday blues or sickness
motion sickness
Motion sickness vs motion sick
motion/travel sickness
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sickness / diseases
Sickness, Disease, Illness
so your sickness won't come back
the deep sickness of the soul
The English sickness
The time has come, nevertheless, for citizens to demand, from their government, amenities for the many, of which adequate state pensions and sickness
"very much" for sickness
Words end in "-sickness"
work/sick/sickness pay
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