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sick 1  (sk)
adj. sick·er, sick·est
1.
a. Suffering from or affected with a physical illness; ailing.
b. Of or for sick persons: sick wards.
c. Nauseated.
2.
a. Mentally ill or disturbed.
b. Unwholesome, morbid, or sadistic: a sick joke; a sick crime.
3. Defective; unsound: a sick economy.
4.
a. Deeply distressed; upset: sick with worry.
b. Disgusted; revolted.
c. Weary; tired: sick of it all.
d. Pining; longing: sick for his native land.
5.
a. In need of repairs: a sick ship.
b. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within: a sick office building.
6. Unable to produce a profitable yield of crops: sick soil.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
Sick people considered as a group. Often used with the.
Idiom:
sick and tired
Thoroughly weary, discouraged, or bored.

[Middle English, from Old English soc.]

sick 2  (sk)
v.
Variant of sic2.

sick
Adjective
1. vomiting or likely to vomit
2. physically or mentally unwell
3. of or for ill people: sick pay
4. deeply affected with mental or spiritual distress: sick at heart
5. mentally disturbed
6. Informal making fun of death, illness, or misfortune: a sick joke
7. sick of or sick and tired of Informal disgusted by or weary of: I'm sick of this town
Noun, vb
Informal same as vomit [Old English sēoc]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sicksick - people who are sick; "they devote their lives to caring for the sick"
people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Verb1.sicksick - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
Adj.1.sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
2.sick - feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
3.sicksick - affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
4.sicksick - having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke"
displeased - not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
5.sick - (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
6.sick - deeply affected by a strong feeling; "sat completely still, sick with envy"; "she was sick with longing"
moved, stirred, touched, affected - being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion; "too moved to speak"; "very touched by the stranger's kindness"
7.sick - shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

sick
adjective 1. unwell, ill, poorly (informal) diseased, weak, crook Austral., N.Z. (informal) under par (informal) ailing, feeble, laid up (informal) under the weather, indisposed, on the sick list (informal) << OPPOSITE well
adjective 2. nauseous, ill, queasy, nauseated, green about the gills (informal) qualmish
adjective 3. (Informal) tired, bored, fed up, weary, jaded, blasé, satiated
adjective 4. (Informal) morbid, cruel, sadistic, black, macabre, ghoulish
Translations
sick [sɪk] adj (= ill) → enfermo (= nauseated); mareado; [humour] → morboso;
to be sick (BRIT) → vomitar;
to feel sick → estar mareado;
to be sick of (fig) → estar harto de;
a sick person → un(a) enfermo/a;
to be (off) sick → estar ausente por enfermedad;
to fall or take sick → ponerse enfermo

sick [sɪk] adj (= ill) → malade;
(Brit) (= vomiting);
to be sick → vomir; [humour] → noir(e)macabre;
to feel sick → avoir envie de vomir, avoir mal au cœur;
to fall sick → tomber malade;
to be (off) sick → être absent(e) pour cause de maladie;
a sick person → un(e) malade;
to be sick of (fig) → en avoir assez de

sick [sɪk] adjkrank;
(humour, joke) → makaber;
to be sick (vomit) → brechen, sich übergeben;
I feel sick → mir ist schlecht;
to fall sick → krank werden;
to be (off) sick → wegen Krankheit fehlen;
a sick person → ein Kranker, eine Kranke;
to be sick of (fig) → satthaben +acc

sick [sɪk] adj (= ill) → malato/a (= vomiting): to be sick → vomitare; [humour] → macabro/a;
to feel sick → avere la nausea;
to be sick of (fig) → averne abbastanza di;
a sick person → un malato;
to be (off) sick → essere assente perché malato;
to fall or take sick → ammalarsi

sick
adj sick [sik]
1 vomiting or inclined to vomit He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick. siek مُصاب بالغَثَيان на когото му се гади zvracející, na zvracení kvalm; kaste op; -syg Brechreiz verspüren που έχει την τάση για εμετό mareado oksendav, oksendamaajav ناخوش oksentava mal au cœur qui a חוֹלֶה उल्टी करना या आना kome je zlo, koji osjeća mučninu hány mual vera óglatt, veikur (con la nausea) むかつく 구역질이 나는, 메스꺼운 jaučiantis šleikštulį, pykinantis, vemiantis ar sliktu dūšu; tuvu vemšanai; vemjošs mabuk misselijk kvalm, uvel, (bil)syk mający mdłości enjoado care are greţuri чувствующий тошноту chorý (od žalúdka) ki (mu) je slabo koji oseća mučninu illamående, []sjuk คลื่นไส้ midesi bulanmış 要嘔吐的,暈車(船等) той, що почуває нудоту جی متلانا dễ bị nôn ,buồn nôn
2 (especially American) ill He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long. siek سَقيم ، مَريض болен nemocný syg krank άρρωστος enfermo haige بيمار sairas malade חוֹלֶה बीमार bolestan, slab beteg sakit veikur, sjúkur, lasinn malato, ammalato 病気の 병든, 병에 걸린 sergantis, nesveikas slims sakit ziek syk chory doente bolnav больной chorý bolan bolestan sjuk ป่วย hasta (美國)病的 хворий, слабий بیمار ốm, bị bệnh
3 very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of) I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it! siek مُتْعَب، ضَجِر مِن омръзнало ми е да unavený; otrávený dødtræt af leid μπουχτισμένος, αηδιασμένος harto, cansado, preocupado tüdinud, villand جان برلب kyllästynyt qui en a assez (de) נִמאָס ऊबा हुआ sit, umoran elege van (vmiből) jemu hundleiður stanco, stufo うんざりした 지긋지긋하여, 싫증이 나서 (kam) įgrisęs iki gyvo kaulo apnicis; noguris sangat letih beu (døds)lei zmęczony cansado sătul (de) надоевший, опротивевший unavený; znechutený naveličan umoran less, utled อ่อนเพลีย bıkmış, usanmış 厭惡的 стомлений; той, кому набридло (що) اکتا جانا chán ngấy
4 affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings I was really sick at making that bad mistake. ongelukkig يَحِزُّ في نَفْسِه، يَشْعُر بالتَّعاسَه нещастен znechucený dårlig; syg enttäuscht απογοητευμένος, βαθιά δυσαρεστημένος angustiado õnnetu نگران mieli maassa écœuré par נִמאָס व्याकुल razočaran, koji osjeća ljutnju levert muak vera miður sín scoraggiato いやになる 낙담하여, 분해서 nerandantis sau vietos nelaimīgs; sapīcis rasa sungguh teruk van streek lei seg for zdegustowany chateado îndurerat de страдающий, удручённый znechutený bolan loše sjuk ไม่สบายใจ çok üzgün 懊喪的 роздратований کراہیت کا احساس ہونا đau khổ, chán ghét
5 in bad taste a sick joke. siek, vulgêr نُكْتَة سَيِّئَه перверзен špatný syg schlecht αρρωστημένος morboso, de muy mal gusto, negro haiglane, halvamaiguline نيشدار sairasmielinen macabre מַגעִיל बीभत्स morbidan, perverzan ízléstelen kasar ósmekklegur, sjúklegur (di cattivo gusto) 気味の悪い 불건전한 nevykęs muļķīgs (joks); vājš; neizdevies yang teruk luguber makaber, sykelig niesmaczny de mau gosto macabru мрачный nechutný bolan neukusan sjuk, makaber น่ารังเกียจ iğrenç 討厭的 неприємний; позбавлений смаку نا زیبا چٹکلا chướng tai gai mắt
n
vomit The bedclothes were covered with sick. braaksel يَتَقَيَّأ повръщано zvratek opkast das Erbrochene εμετός vómito okse استفراغ oksennus vomi(ssure) קִיא उल्टी करना, उगलवाना bljuvotina hányás muntah æla vomito 吐いたもの 구토(물) vėmalai vēmekļi muntah braaksel oppkast wymioty vómito рвота zvratok bruhanje povraćka spyor การอาเจียน kusmuk 嘔吐(物) блювота متلی những gì bị nôn mửa ra
v sicken
1 to become sick. siek word يَمْرَض разболявам onemocnět blive syg erkranken αδιαθετώ caer enfermo, enfermarse haigeks jääma مزسض شدن olla sairastumassa tomber malade לַחֲלוֹת बीमार पड़ना oboljeti, pobolijevati megbetegszik jatuh sakit veikjast ammalarsi 病気になる 병들다 sunegaluoti, susirgti saslimt; sajust nelabumu menjadi sakit zien worden bli syk, sykne zachorować adoecer a se îmbol­năvi заболевать ochorieť zboleti razboleti se insjukna ป่วย hastalanmak 使生病(作嘔,厭惡) захворіти بیمار ہونا cảm thấy ốm 使生病
2 to disgust The very thought sickens me. siek maak يُثير إشْمِئْزاز отвращавам znechutit gøre én dårlig anwidern αηδιάζω poner enfermo, dar asco iiveldama ajama بيزار كردن tympäistä écœurer לְהַגעִיל घृणा पैदा करना zgaditi kome što undort kelt(vkiben) membuat mual valda ógeði nauseare, disgustare 不快にさせる 넌더리나게 하다 versti vemti, kelti šleikštulį radīt riebumu; izsaukt vemšanu menjelikkan doen walgen gjøre kvalm, frastøte mdlić enojar a dez­­­­gusta вызывать отвращение znechutiť gnusiti se gaditi se göra illamående, äckla ขยะแขยง tiksindirmek 使惡心 викликати огиду متنفر کرنا chán ngấy 使
adj sickening
causing sickness, disgust or weariness; very unpleasant or annoying There was a sickening crunch; The weather is really sickening! siekmakend مُثير للإشْمِئْزاز، مُغْثٍ، مُقْرِف отвратителен ohavný modbydelig Übelkeit erregend αηδιαστικός, δυσάρεστος, ενοχλητικός nauseabundo, repugnante, asqueroso, exasperante ilge مشمئز كننده ällöttävä écœrant מַגעִיל बीभत्स, घिनौना odvratan undorító memualkan, menjemukan viðbjóðslegur disgustoso うんざりする 병들게 하는, 넌더리나게 하는 kraupus, pasibaisėtinas pretīgs; šausmīgs menjelikkan; menjengkelkan weerzinwekkend til å bli kvalm av, ekkel obrzydliwy nojento dezgustător отвратительный odporný zoprn, nagnusen odvratan vämjelig, vidrig, vedervärdig ซึ่งทำให้ป่วย tiksindirici 令人厭惡的 такий, що викликає огиду قابل نفرت làm cho kinh tởm
adv sickeningly
siekmakend بصورةٍ مُثيرَةٍ للإشْمِئْزاز противно ohavně modbydeligt widerlich αηδιαστικά repugnantemente ilgelt بطورمشمئز كننده ällöttävästi d'une manière écœrante בְּצוּרָה מַגעִילָה बीभत्सता से, घिनौनेपन से odvratno undorítóan; émelyítően secara menjemukan, secara memualkan viðbjóðslega disgustosamente うんざりするほど 진저리나서 pasibaisėtinai pretīgi; šausmīgi dengan cara yang menjelikkan weerzinwekkend kvalmende, ekkelt, usmakelig obrzydliwie nojentamente dezgus­tător отвратительно odporne odvratno odvratno vämjeligt, vidrigt, vedervärdigt อย่างเจ็บป่วย tiksindirici şekilde 令人厭惡地 гидко کراہت آمیزي سے làm cho kinh tởm
adj sickly
1 tending to be often ill a sickly child. siekerig ضَعيف، مُعَرَّض للمَرَض болнав neduživý sygelig kränklich αρρωστιάρης, φιλάσθενος enfermizo haiglane مريض احوال sairaalloinen maladif חוֹלָנִי हमेशा बीमार पड़ना boležljiv, slabunjav beteges sakit-sakitan heilskutæpur, veill malaticcio 病気がちな 병약한, 병에 잘 걸리는 liguistas, ligotas, negalingas, paliegęs slimīgs mudah jatuh sakit ziekelijk sykelig, usunn chorowity doentio bolnăvicios болезненный chorľavý bolehen bolešljiv sjuklig เจ็บป่วยบ่อย hastalıklı 多病的 хворобливий دائم المریض hay ốm, hay bệnh
2 suggesting sickness; pale; feeble She looks sickly. vaal, bleek شاحِب، هَزيل нездрав nezdravý, bledý, mdlý dårlig kränklich ασθενικός, ωχρός, αδύναμος pálido hädine رنگ و رو پريده kalpea pâle חוֹלָנִי पीला, विवर्ण bolesna izgleda, blijed bágyadt suram, lemah sjúklegur, veiklulegur pallido 病気の 창백한, 연약한 nesveikas slimīgs; nevesels tampak pucat kwijnend gusten, sykelig blek niezdrowy adoentado bolnăvicios; slab нездоровый chorľavý bled, slaboten bolestan glåmig, sjuk ซึ่งไม่น่ามอง solgun 好象有病的 нездоровий; блідий ناخوش گوار xanh xao, gầy yếu
n sickness
the state of being sick or ill There seems to be a lot of sickness in the town; seasickness. siekte مَرَض боледуване nemoc sygdom; -syge die Krankheit αδιαθεσία, ναυτία enfermedad, mareo iiveldus, haigus بيماري pahoinvointi, sairastelu maladie מַחֲלָה बीमारी, रोग, मर्ज, मिचली bolest betegség penyakit veiki malattia 病気 병든 상태 liga slimība orang sakit ziekte sykdom; kvalme choroba doença maladie болезнь; тошнота choroba bolezen bolest sjukdom, []sjuka ความเจ็บป่วย hastalık 多病 хвороба; нудота بیماری ، علالت sự ốm,cảm giác buồn nôn
n sick-leave
time taken off from work etc because of sickness He has been on sick-leave for the last three days. siekteverlof إجازَه مَرَضِيَّه отпуск по болест pracovní neschopnost sygeorlov Fehlen wegen Krankheit αναρρωτική άδεια baja por enfermedad haigusleht مزخصي استعلاجي با حقوق sairasloma congé de maladie חוּפשַת מַחֲלָה रोग अवकाश bolovanje betegszabadság izin sakit veikindafrí congedo per malattia 病欠 의병(依病) 휴가, 병가(病暇) atostogos dėl ligos slimības atvaļinājums cuti sakit ziekteverlof sykepermisjon zwolnienie lekarskie licença por doença concediu medical отпуск по болезни pracovná neschopnosť bolniški dopust bolovanje sjukledighet, -permission วันลาป่วย hastalık izni, tebdilhava 病假 лікарняний رخصت بیماری thời gian nghỉ ốm
make (someone) sick
to make (someone) feel very annoyed, upset etc It makes me sick to see him waste money like that. kwaad maak يُثير إشْمِئْزاز، يُغيظ отвращавам dělat se špatně (z) gøre én syg krank αηδιάζω reventar/hacer rabiar/dar asco (a alguien) vastikust äratama نگران وناراحت كردن inhottaa rendre malade לְהַגעִיל के ऊपर नाराज होना, से नाराज होना smučiti dühbe hoz membuat jengkel, membuat mual angra (stare male far) うんざりさせる 욕지기나게 하다 erzinti, siutinti tracināt; kaitināt menjengkelkan ergeren irritere grenseløst, bli kvalm av przyprawiać o mdłości fazer nojo a dezgusta противно mať dosť, protiviť sa (čo) gnusiti se (komu) gaditi se må illa (äcklas) av ทำให้รำคาญ canını sıkmak, hasta etmek 令人厭惡的 викликати нудоту کسی کو بیزار کرنا làm cho ai bị xúc phạm
the sick
ill people He visits the sick. die siekes المَرْضى болни nemocní de syge die Kranken(pl.) οι ασθενείς los enfermos haiged بيماران sairaat les malades הַחוֹלִים रोगी, मरीज bolesnici a betegek orang sakit veikt fólk i malati 病人 환자들 ligoniai, sergantieji slimnieki orang sakit zieken de syke chorzy os doentes bolnavii больные chorí bolniki bolesnici de sjuka คนป่วย hastalar 病號 хворі بیمار افراد người ốm
worried sick
very worried I'm worried sick about it. baie bekommerd قَلِق جِدا силно разтревожен nemocný úzkostí dødbekymret schrecklich beunruhigt άρρωστος από την ανησυχία muy preocupado, muy angustiado (haiglaselt) pabistav سراسيمه todella huolestunut malade d'inquiétude מוּדאָג बहुत परेशान jako zabrinut nagyon aggódik sangat mencemaskan mjög hyggjufullur (molto preoccupato) とても心配して 매우 걱정하는 iš galvos kraustytis pagalam noraizējies sangat bimbang doodongerust syk av bekymring chory z niepokoju muito preocupado foarte/extrem de îngrijorat сильно обеспокоенный chorý od úzkosti bolan od skrbi bolestan od brige sjuk av oro กังวลใจมาก çok endişeli 呼吸令人擔憂 занадто стурбований بہت پریشان ہونا quá lo lắng 呼吸

see also ill .



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