Examples of sickness in a Sentence
He died from an unknown sickness.
she was plagued by sickness most of her adult life
Recent Examples of sickness from the Web
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Hancock, who retired from the fire department as a captain in 2003, blames his sickness on the lettuce on his ham sandwich and his ex-wife's on tomatoes.
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Here's everything dog owners around the globe need to know about the sickness.
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Insys has launched one cannabinoid, called Syndros, that helps AIDS patients who experience appetite loss or people experiencing sickness from chemotherapy.
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Both those foodborne sicknesses can be fatal to the young, the elderly and anyone with an immune system not at full strength.
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And as the economic gap separating rural America from its urban and suburban counterparts continues to grow, this basic inequality is set to become more entrenched—and possibly more dangerous, as sickness seeps into rural America.
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The infection is most likely to cause sickness in pregnant women and their newborns, adults aged 65 or older, and people with weakened immune systems, the CDC reported.
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Still, prolonged sickness can lead one to magical thinking.
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Experts note the differences Houston, already an international city, wasn't immune to the danger and soon thousands across the region were also dealing with the titanic sickness.
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First Known Use of sickness
before 12th century
sickness Synonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
health, healthiness, soundness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness;
Near Antonyms
comeback, convalescence, healing, mending, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehab, rehabilitation, snapback;
hardiness, heartiness, lustiness, robustness, ruggedness, stamina, strength, toughness, vigor, vigorousness, vitality;
Related Words
affliction, ailment, condition, disease, disorder, dysfunction (also disfunction), malady, trouble, upset;
debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, infirmity, invalidism, weakness;
SICKNESS Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of sickness for English Language Learners
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: unhealthy condition of body or mind : the state of being sick
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: a specific type of disease or illness
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: the feeling you have in your stomach when you think you are going to vomit
SICKNESS Defined for Kids
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