sickness
Americannoun
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a particular disease or malady.
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the state or an instance of being sick; illness.
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nausea; queasiness.
noun
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an illness or disease
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nausea or queasiness
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the state or an instance of being sick
Etymology
Origin of sickness
before 1000; Middle English siknesse, seknesse, Old English sēocnesse. See sick 1, -ness
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Example Sentences
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Its professed goal is to prevent sickness that hurts our economic interests and overall wellbeing.
From Salon
Short of solving for sickness and death, caregivers were strongly in favor of solutions that provided more resources to them.
From MarketWatch
The worry went from my head and sunk down to my chest and settled to a sickness in my stomach.
From Literature
And she added: "If we're serious about moving from sickness to prevention, expanded treatment must go alongside stronger action to improve the food environment and prevent obesity in the first place."
From BBC
Such policies will inevitably lead to sickness and deaths.
From Salon
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