sickness
noun
[ ˈsɪknəs ]
• the state of being ill.
• "she was absent through sickness"
Similar:
illness,
disease,
disorder,
ailment,
complaint,
affliction,
infection,
malady,
infirmity,
indisposition,
lurgy,
bug,
virus,
• the feeling or fact of being affected with nausea or vomiting.
• "she felt a wave of sickness wash over her"
Similar:
nausea,
biliousness,
queasiness,
vomiting,
retching,
gagging,
upset stomach,
stomach upset,
travel-sickness,
seasickness,
carsickness,
airsickness,
motion sickness,
morning sickness,
altitude sickness,
throwing up,
puking,
qualms,
Origin:
Old English sēocnesse (see sick1, -ness).
