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sick

1[sik] adjective, -er, -est, noun
–adjective
1. afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
2. affected with nausea; inclined to vomit.
3. deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom: sick at heart; to be sick of parties.
4. mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged, corrupt, or unsound: a sick mind; wild statements that made him seem sick.
5. characteristic of a sick mind: sick fancies.
6. dwelling on or obsessed with that which is gruesome, sadistic, ghoulish, or the like; morbid: a sick comedian; sick jokes.
7. of, pertaining to, or for use during sickness: He applied for sick benefits.
8. accompanied by or suggestive of sickness; sickly: a sick pallor; the sick smell of disinfectant in the corridors.
9. disgusted; chagrined.
10. not in proper condition; impaired.
11. Agriculture.
a. failing to sustain adequate harvests of some crop, usually specified: a wheat-sick soil.
b. containing harmful microorganisms: a sick field.
12. Now Rare. menstruating.
–noun
13. (used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually prec. by the).
14. call in sick, to notify one's place of employment by telephone that one will be absent from work because of being ill.
15. sick and tired, utterly weary; fed up: I'm sick and tired of working so hard!
16. sick at one's stomach, Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. nauseated.
17. sick to one's stomach, Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. nauseated.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME sik, sek, OE sēoc; c. D ziek, G siech, ON sjūkr, Goth siuks


1. infirm, indisposed. See ill. 2. nauseous, nauseated.


1. well, hale, healthy.
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sick 1   (sĭk)   
adj.   sick·er, sick·est
    1. Suffering from or affected with a physical illness; ailing.

    2. Of or for sick persons: sick wards.

    3. Nauseated.

    4. Mentally ill or disturbed.

    5. Unwholesome, morbid, or sadistic: a sick joke; a sick crime.

    6. Deeply distressed; upset: sick with worry.

    7. Disgusted; revolted.

    8. Weary; tired: sick of it all.

    9. Pining; longing: sick for his native land.

    10. In need of repairs: a sick ship.

    11. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within: a sick office building.

    1. Mentally ill or disturbed.

    2. Unwholesome, morbid, or sadistic: a sick joke; a sick crime.

    3. Deeply distressed; upset: sick with worry.

    4. Disgusted; revolted.

    5. Weary; tired: sick of it all.

    6. Pining; longing: sick for his native land.

    7. In need of repairs: a sick ship.

    8. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within: a sick office building.

  1. Defective; unsound: a sick economy.

    1. Deeply distressed; upset: sick with worry.

    2. Disgusted; revolted.

    3. Weary; tired: sick of it all.

    4. Pining; longing: sick for his native land.

    5. In need of repairs: a sick ship.

    6. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within: a sick office building.

    1. In need of repairs: a sick ship.

    2. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within: a sick office building.

  2. Unable to produce a profitable yield of crops: sick soil.

n.   (used with a pl. verb)
Sick people considered as a group. Often used with the.

[Middle English, from Old English sēoc.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sick
Pronunciation: 'sik
Function: adjective
1 a : affected with disease or ill health b : of, relating to, or intendedfor use in sickness sick ward> c : affected with nausea : inclined to vomit or being in the act of vomiting <sick to one's stomach> sick in the car>
2 : mentally or emotionally unsound or disordered
Medical Dictionary

sick (sĭk)
adj. sick·er, sick·est

  1. Suffering from or affected with a disease or disorder.

  2. Of or for sick persons.

  3. Nauseated.

  4. Mentally ill or disturbed.

  5. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within, as of a building.

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Idioms & Phrases

sick and tired

Also, sick or tired to death. Thoroughly weary or bored, as in I'm sick and tired of these begging phone calls, or She was sick to death of that endless recorded music. These hyperbolic expressions of exasperation imply one is weary to the point of illness or death. The first dates from the late 1700s, the first variant from the late 1800s, and the second variant from the first half of the 1700s.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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