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- [sik]
- /sɪk/
- /sɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sik]
- /sɪk/
Definitions of sick word
- adjective sick afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing. 1
- adjective sick affected with nausea; inclined to vomit. 1
- adjective sick deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom: sick at heart; to be sick of parties. 1
- adjective sick mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged, corrupt, or unsound: a sick mind; wild statements that made him seem sick. 1
- adjective sick characteristic of a sick mind: sick fancies. 1
- adjective sick dwelling on or obsessed with that which is gruesome, sadistic, ghoulish, or the like; morbid: a sick comedian; sick jokes. 1
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Origin of sick
First appearance:
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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Parts of speech for Sick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sick popularity
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".
sick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sick
adj sick
- ailing — An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker.
- all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
- amiss — If you say that something is amiss, you mean there is something wrong.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- anile — of or like a feeble old woman
adjective sick
- airsick — If you are airsick when you are traveling on an aircraft, you experience nausea as a result of the aircraft's motion.
- carsick — nauseated from riding in a car or other vehicle
- crummy — Something that is crummy is unpleasant, of very poor quality, or not good enough.
- exsanguinous — Alternative form of exsanguious.
- funny — funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
noun sick
- barf — If someone barfs, they vomit.
Antonyms for sick
adj sick
- alive and kicking — If you say that someone or something is alive and kicking, you are emphasizing not only that they continue to survive, but also that they are very active.
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- bright-eyed — eager; fresh and enthusiastic
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- choate — Rufus1799-1859; U.S. lawyer
adjective sick
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