Sick (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective, sick·er, sick·est.
  1. affected with ill health, disease, or illness; ailing: She was sick with the flu for two weeks.
  2. affected with nausea; inclined to vomit: If you feel sick, take a few deep breaths and wait for the feeling to pass.
  3. deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom: The suffering and torments of the wounded make me sick at heart.I never thought it would happen, but after two years of college I'm sick of parties.
  4. mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged, corrupt, or unsound: Only someone with a sick mind would suggest such an immoral scheme.He made wild statements that made him seem sick.
  5. dwelling on or obsessed with that which is gruesome, sadistic, ghoulish, or the like; morbid: a sick comedian;sick jokes.
  6. of, relating to, or for use during ill health: He applied for sick benefits.
  7. accompanied by or suggestive of ill health; sickly: a sick pallor;the sick smell of disinfectant in the corridors.
  8. disgusted; chagrined: Such blatant hypocrisy makes me sick.
  9. not in proper condition; impaired: My car is sick and I'm afraid it's going to cost a lot of money to repair.
  10. great; amazing: The plot is boring but the special effects are sick!
  11. Agriculture.
    • failing to sustain adequate harvests of some crop, usually specified: a wheat-sick soil.
    • containing harmful microorganisms: a sick field.
  12. menstruating.
noun Usually the sick .(used with a plural verb)
  1. people in ill health collectively: We have a duty of care toward the sick.
Idioms
  1. to notify one's place of employment that one will be absent from work because of illness: I'd rather not call in sick tomorrow, but I'm not sure I can drive like this.
  2. utterly weary; fed up: I'm sick and tired of working so hard!
  3. dog (def. 28).
  4. nauseated.
  5. nauseated.
verb (used with object)
  1. sic1.
adjective
  1. inclined or likely to vomit
    • suffering from ill health
    • (as collective noun; preceded by the)
    • of, relating to, or used by people who are unwell
    • (in combination)
  4. deeply affected with a mental or spiritual feeling akin to physical sickness
  5. mentally, psychologically, or spiritually disturbed
  6. delighting in or catering for the macabre or sadistic; morbid
  7. disgusted or weary, esp because satiated
  8. weary with longing; pining
  9. pallid or sickly
  10. not in working order
  11. (of land) unfit for the adequate production of certain crops
  12. to be outclassed
noun, verb
  1. an informal word for vomit
verb
  1. a variant spelling of sic 2
Sick (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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