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sick
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- pronunciation:
- sIk
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
sicker, sickest |
| definition 1: |
When someone is sick, they don't feel well. They have something wrong with their body. Maybe they have a cold or a disease. When people are very sick, they have to stay in bed.
Jamal didn't come to school today because he was sick. He had a bad sore throat and a fever.
- synonyms:
- ill
- antonyms:
- healthy, well
- similar words:
- bad, unhealthy
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| definition 2: |
Sometimes when you feel sick, your stomach doesn't feel good, and you feel as if you are going to bring food up from your stomach and out your mouth.
The ride at the amusement park made Liam feel sick.- similar words:
- green, queasy, seasick
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| definition 3: |
When you are sick of doing something, it means that you really don't want to do it anymore because you are very bored or unhappy doing it.
My cousin always wants to play the same old game, but I'm sick of it. I want to play something different.- synonyms:
- tired
- antonyms:
- glad
- similar words:
- bored, disgusted, miserable, revolted, upset
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| definition 4: |
When something is seriously wrong with a person's mind, people sometimes say that person is "sick."
My dad says that my grandmother does strange things because she is sick in her mind.- similar words:
- crazy, insane, mad, mental
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contagious |
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