In fifty-two years of working he had one week of sickness.
There appears to be another outbreak of sickness among seals in the North Sea.
2. uncountable noun
Sickness is the uncomfortable feeling that you are going to vomit.
He felt a great rush of sickness.
After a while, the sickness gradually passed and she struggled to the mirror.
Synonyms: nausea, queasiness, biliousness More Synonyms of sickness
3. See also morning sickness, travel sickness
4. variable noun
A sickness is a particular illness.
...radiation sickness.
More Synonyms of sickness
sickness in British English
(ˈsɪknɪs)
noun
1.
an illness or disease
2.
nausea or queasiness
3.
the state or an instance of being sick
sickness in American English
(ˈsɪknɪs)
noun
1.
the condition of being sick or diseased; illness
2.
a malady or disease
3.
nausea
Examples of 'sickness' in a sentence
sickness
Some have been hit by altitude sickness.
The Sun (2009)
Within two weeks that figure had doubled as radiation sickness took its toll.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Making your own ginger tea can help with morning sickness.
The Sun (2012)
There seems to be a sickness bug around the training ground.
The Sun (2015)
Much higher and the body can suffer from altitude sickness.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The sickness bug has left the stars unable to train.
The Sun (2008)
The policies are supposed to protect borrowers if they are unable to make repayments because of sickness or unemployment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This means requiring them to phone in on each morning of sickness if this is what you require under normal circumstances.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Not only is it revolting, it also causes sickness and illness to other people.
The Sun (2015)
This relationship is usually detrimental to the host, often causing sickness and disease.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The Government is making it harder to claim sickness and unemployment benefits.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
That's when the altitude sickness hit me like a bus.
The Sun (2014)
Does any insurer offer cover for unemployment or sickness beyond the age of 65?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
So we also have an obligation to look at the sickness and the illness in people's lives.
Christianity Today (2000)
In fact, it's also used for some lung diseases and altitude sickness.
The Sun (2011)
About the same number were to succumb to a new man-made illness, radiation sickness.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
In other languages
sickness
British English: sickness /ˈsɪknɪs/ NOUN
Sickness is the state of being ill or unhealthy.
In fifty-two years of working he had only one week of sickness.
American English: sickness
Arabic: مَرَض
Brazilian Portuguese: doença
Chinese: 病
Croatian: bolest
Czech: nemoc
Danish: sygdom
Dutch: ziekte
European Spanish: enfermedad
Finnish: sairaus
French: maladie
German: Krankheit
Greek: αρρώστια
Italian: malattia
Japanese: 病気
Korean: 병
Norwegian: sykdom
Polish: choroba
European Portuguese: doença
Romanian: boală
Russian: недомогание
Latin American Spanish: enfermedad
Swedish: sjukdom
Thai: ความเจ็บป่วย
Turkish: hastalık
Ukrainian: хвороба
Vietnamese: căn bệnh
All related terms of 'sickness'
bush sickness
an animal disease caused by a cobalt deficiency in old bush country
milk sickness
an acute disease characterized by weakness , vomiting , and constipation , caused by ingestion of the flesh or dairy products of cattle affected with trembles
motion sickness
the state or condition of being dizzy or nauseous from riding in a moving vehicle
serum sickness
an allergic reaction , such as vomiting , skin rash , etc, that sometimes follows 2-3 weeks after an injection of a foreign serum
sleepy sickness
an African disease caused by infection with protozoans of the genus Trypanosoma, characterized by fever , wasting, and sluggishness
space sickness
the nausea that people can experience in the gravity-free environment of space
travel sickness
If someone has travel sickness , they feel sick as a result of travelling in a vehicle.
altitude sickness
nausea , headache , and shortness of breath caused by climbing to high altitudes (usually above 12 000 ft)
falling sickness
→ epilepsy
leisure sickness
a medical condition in which people who have been working become ill with symptoms such as fatigue or muscular pains at a weekend or while on holiday
morning sickness
Morning sickness is a feeling of wanting to be sick or being sick that some women have, often in the morning, when they are pregnant .
mountain sickness
nausea , headache , and shortness of breath caused by climbing to high altitudes (usually above 12 000 ft)
radiation sickness
Radiation sickness is an illness that people get when they are exposed to too much radiation.
sickness absence
Someone's absence from a place is the fact that they are not there.
sickness benefit
Sickness benefit is money that you receive regularly from the government when you are unable to work because of illness.
sickness insurance
a type of insurance which pays out if you become ill
sleeping sickness
Sleeping sickness is a serious tropical disease which causes great tiredness and often leads to death.
sweating sickness
an acute infectious febrile disease that was widespread in Europe during the late 15th century, characterized by profuse sweating
decompression sickness
a disorder characterized by severe pain in muscles and joints , cramp , and difficulty in breathing , caused by a sudden and sustained decrease in air pressure, resulting in the deposition of nitrogen bubbles in the tissues
anti-motion-sickness
combatting the effects of motion sickness
travel-sickness pill
a pill which is used to relieve the symptoms of travel or motion sickness , the condition of being nauseated from riding in a moving vehicle
African horse sickness
a fatal infectious disease of horses, mules , and donkeys , which is transmitted by insect vectors . It is caused by an arbovirus and is characterized by pulmonary or cardiac signs