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单词 sicknesses
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sickness

noun

sick·​ness ˈsik-nəs How to pronounce sickness (audio)
1
a
: ill health : illness
b
: a disordered, weakened, or unsound condition
2
: a specific disease
3
: nausea, queasiness

Synonyms

  • illness
  • indisposition
  • unhealthiness
  • unsoundness
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Example Sentences

He died from an unknown sickness. she was plagued by sickness most of her adult life
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

sickness

noun

sick·​ness ˈsik-nəs How to pronounce sickness (audio)
1
: ill health : illness
2
: a specific disease
He came down with an unknown sickness.
3
: nausea sense 1

Medical Definition

sickness

noun

sick·​ness ˈsik-nəs How to pronounce sickness (audio)
1
: the condition of being ill : ill health
2
: a specific disease
3
: nausea

sicknesses

noun

plural of sickness
as in illnesses
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant or animal's normal bodily functioning a sickness that resulted in the death of millions of the nation's elm trees

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • illnesses
  • diseases
  • ailments
  • ills
  • fevers
  • conditions
  • disorders
  • infections
  • maladies
  • infirmities
  • attacks
  • complications
  • bugs
  • ails
  • distempers
  • troubles
  • complaints
  • plagues
  • distemperatures
  • affections
  • contagions
  • contagious diseases
  • weaknesses
  • debilities
  • malaises
  • bouts
  • epidemics
  • spells
  • pestilences
  • pests
  • contagia
  • fits
  • decrepitudes
  • matters
  • pips
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