sick

Definition

Examples

She called the office to say she was sick today.

Word Family

Synonyms

• illan often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• unwellsomewhat ill or prone to illness
• ailingbe ill or unwell

Collocations

• Easy feel sick
  to feel sick, meaning to undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
• Medium take sick leave
  to perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding sick leave
• Hard sick building syndrome
  to sick building syndrome, meaning to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
• Very Hard worried sick
  to worried sick, meaning to be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy