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sickness

/ˈsɪknəs/noun

उच्चारण सिक्नस

बीमारी, अस्वस्थता, रोग

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the state of being ill

    बीमारी, अस्वस्थता, रोग

    • She has been absent because of sickness.
    • sickness benefit

    Synonyms illness ill health disease ailment

    Opposite health fitness wellness

  2. 2

    [C, U]

    a particular type of illness or disease

    (विशेष प्रकार की) बीमारी, रोग

    • altitude sickness
    • radiation sickness

    Synonyms illness disease disorder

  3. 3

    [U] especially British

    the feeling that you are going to vomit; the act of vomiting

    मितली, जी मिचलाना, उल्टी

    • Many people suffer from travel sickness on mountain roads.
    • morning sickness

    Synonyms nausea vomiting queasiness

  4. 4

    [sing.]

    a feeling that something is very wrong with a person's character or with society

    (समाज या चरित्र की) बुराई, विकृति

    • a sickness at the heart of our society
    • Many see greed as a sickness of modern society.

    Synonyms corruption decay malaise

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sick adjectivesickly adjective