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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.”
Unwell or in ill health
Feeling angry or annoyed
Involving or showing gore, violence and bloodshed
Having an unstable state of mind
Having a pale or sickly color or complexion, especially of one's skin tone
Depicting or referring to vulgar matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
Feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion
Affected by disillusionment, such as from being let down
Defective in some way
Afflicted with palsy
(slang, somewhat rare) Very good, in a sublime way
Scruffy or shabby in nature or appearance
To such an extent that one cannot think clearly or rationally
Imperfect or faulty
(British, colloquial) The regurgitated former contents of a stomach
“A dog was examining a pile of sick.”
A patient with significant injuries
To take violent or aggressive action against
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