sickness

noun

/ˈsɪknəs/

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[uncountable] illness; bad health
- She's been off work because of sickness.
- insurance against sickness and unemployment
Synonyms illness
illness
- sickness
- ill health
- trouble
These are all words for the state of being physically or mentally ill.
- illness the state of being physically or mentally ill
- sickness illness; bad health:
  I recommend you get insurance against sickness and unemployment.
illness or sickness?Sickness is used especially in contexts concerning work and insurance. It is commonly found with words such as pay, leave, absence and insurance. Illness has a wider range of uses and is found in more general contexts.
- ill health (rather formal) the state of being physically ill or having lots of health problems:
  She resigned because of ill health.
  Ill health often lasts a long period of time.
- trouble illness or pain:
  heart trouble.
  When trouble is used with this meaning, it is necessary to say which part of the body is affected.
Patterns
- chronic illness/sickness/ill health
- to suffer from illness/sickness/ill health/heart, etc. trouble
Extra Examples
- Staff sickness rates are at record levels.
- The Personnel Department keeps a record of employees absent through sickness.
- The policy includes long-term sickness cover.
Topics Illnessb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chronic
- long
- long-term
- …
verb + sickness
- feign
sickness + noun
- absence
- benefit
- cover
- …
preposition
- due to sickness
- owing to sickness
- through sickness
- …
See full entry
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] a particular type of illness or disease
- travel/radiation sickness
- a sickness common in the tropics
- This activity may induce motion sickness.
see also altitude sickness, decompression sickness, motion sickness, sleeping sickness
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- acute
- chronic
- severe
- …
verb + sickness
- cause
- induce
- experience
- …
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[uncountable] (especially British English) the feeling that you are likely to vomit (= bring food back up from the stomach to the mouth); the fact of vomiting synonym nausea
- symptoms include sickness and diarrhoea
- The sickness passed off after a while.
see also morning sickness
Extra Examples
- The sickness rose inside him.
- After a few minutes the sickness subsided.
- Several workers complained of feelings of sickness and headaches.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + sickness
- suffer
- suffer from
sickness + verb
- rise
phrases
- a feeling of sickness
See full entry
[singular] a feeling of being very sad, disappointed or full of horror
- He felt a sickness rise in him at the thought of leaving.
Topics Feelingsc2

Word OriginOld English sēocnesse (see sick, -ness).

单词	sickness
释义	sickness noun /ˈsɪknəs/ /ˈsɪknəs/ jump to other results [uncountable] illness; bad health She's been off work because of sickness. insurance against sickness and unemployment Synonyms illnessillness sickness ill health trouble These are all words for the state of being physically or mentally ill. illness the state of being physically or mentally ill sickness illness; bad health: I recommend you get insurance against sickness and unemployment. illness or sickness?Sickness is used especially in contexts concerning work and insurance. It is commonly found with words such as pay, leave, absence and insurance. Illness has a wider range of uses and is found in more general contexts. ill health (rather formal) the state of being physically ill or having lots of health problems: She resigned because of ill health. Ill health often lasts a long period of time. trouble illness or pain: heart trouble. When trouble is used with this meaning, it is necessary to say which part of the body is affected. Patterns chronic illness/sickness/ill health to suffer from illness/sickness/ill health/heart, etc. trouble Extra Examples Staff sickness rates are at record levels. The Personnel Department keeps a record of employees absent through sickness. The policy includes long-term sickness cover. Topics Illnessb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective chronic long long-term … verb + sickness feign sickness + noun absence benefit cover … preposition due to sickness owing to sickness through sickness … See full entry [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a particular type of illness or disease travel/radiation sickness a sickness common in the tropics This activity may induce motion sickness. see also altitude sickness, decompression sickness, motion sickness, sleeping sickness Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective acute chronic severe … verb + sickness cause induce experience … See full entry [uncountable] (especially British English) the feeling that you are likely to vomit (= bring food back up from the stomach to the mouth); the fact of vomiting synonym nausea symptoms include sickness and diarrhoea The sickness passed off after a while. see also morning sickness Extra Examples The sickness rose inside him. After a few minutes the sickness subsided. Several workers complained of feelings of sickness and headaches. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + sickness suffer suffer from sickness + verb rise phrases a feeling of sickness See full entry [singular] a feeling of being very sad, disappointed or full of horror He felt a sickness rise in him at the thought of leaving. Topics Feelingsc2 Word OriginOld English sēocnesse (see sick, -ness).
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