call in sick

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Definitions of call in sick words

adjective call in sick afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing. 1
adjective call in sick affected with nausea; inclined to vomit. 1
adjective call in sick deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom: sick at heart; to be sick of parties. 1
adjective call in sick mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged, corrupt, or unsound: a sick mind; wild statements that made him seem sick. 1
adjective call in sick characteristic of a sick mind: sick fancies. 1
adjective call in sick dwelling on or obsessed with that which is gruesome, sadistic, ghoulish, or the like; morbid: a sick comedian; sick jokes. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English sik, sek, Old English sēoc; cognate with Dutch ziek, German siech, Old Norse sjūkr, Gothic siuks

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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