1
a
: ill health : illness
b
: a disordered, weakened, or unsound condition
2
: a specific disease
3
: nausea, queasiness
Examples of sickness in a Sentence
He died from an unknown sickness.
she was plagued by sickness most of her adult life
Recent Examples on the Web
The federal agency on Friday announced that beef tissue from a sick dairy cow had tested positive for the bird flu but reiterated that because the cow was condemned due to signs of sickness, its meat had not entered the food supply.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
No one knows how animals sense which plants cure sickness, heal wounds, repel parasites or otherwise promote health.
—Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
No one knows how animals sense which plants cure sickness, heal wounds, repel parasites or otherwise promote health.
—Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for sickness
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“Sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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sickness
noun
sick·ness
ˈsik-nəs 
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