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Affected by a disease or illness
“James was a dedicated family doctor who dedicated his life to looking after those who were sick.”
Feeling sick with an urge to vomit
“She ran to her bathroom and vomited, hoping to relieve the sick sensation she was feeling.”
(sick of) Having one's patience, interest or pleasure exhausted
“I am starting to get sick of my mundane job.”
In a state of misery about something
“I feel so sick about the whole affair that nothing could possibly relieve my gloom.”
Feeling a sense of disgust or repulsion
“It makes me sick to think that someone so unfunny could be a professional comedian.”
Depraved, perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense
“What kind of sick individual decides to make a watermelon pizza?”
In bad taste
“She told us a sick joke, and we were all disgusted with her.”
Making fun of death, illness, or misfortune
“The movie's sick plot was designed to appeal to those with an appreciation of a more alternative form of humor.”
(colloquial) Physically ill or weakened
Having an unstable state of mind
Depicting or referring to vulgar matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
Let down
Feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion
Departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour
Defective in some way
Afflicted with palsy
(slang, somewhat rare) Very good, in a sublime way
Of, or relating to old age
Not performing its proper or intended function
Having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something
Having faults or errors
Scruffy or shabby
(of a space) Restricted in area or volume
Afflicted
(British, colloquial) The regurgitated former contents of a stomach
“A dog was examining a pile of sick.”
A person in receipt of medical treatment
To take violent or aggressive action against
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