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
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With them came sickness and death, contaminated rivers, deforested land.
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Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Mental health and musculoskeletal issues have shot up among U.K. women in the last few years—with 1.5 million currently pushed out of the labor force due to sickness.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 May 2024
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Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Mental health and musculoskeletal issues have shot up among U.K. women in the last few years—with 1.5 million currently pushed out of the labor force due to sickness.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 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 23 May. 2024.
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sickness
noun
sick·ness
ˈsik-nəs 
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