sick: Meaning and Definition of
sick
Pronunciation: (sik), [key] — adj., n. -er, -est,
—adj. - afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
- affected with nausea; inclined to vomit.
- deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom: sick at heart; to be sick of parties.
- mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged, corrupt, or unsound: a sick mind; wild statements that made him seem sick.
- characteristic of a sick mind: sick fancies.
- dwelling on or obsessed with that which is gruesome, sadistic, ghoulish, or the like; morbid: a sick comedian; sick jokes.
- of, pertaining to, or for use during sickness: He applied for sick benefits.
- accompanied by or suggestive of sickness; sickly: a sick pallor; the sick smell of disinfectant in the corridors.
- disgusted; chagrined.
- not in proper condition; impaired.
- a wheat-sick soil.
- failing to sustain adequate harvests of some crop, usually specified:a wheat-sick soil.
- containing harmful microorganisms:a sick field.
- menstruating.
- to notify one's place of employment by telephone that one will be absent from work because of being ill.
- utterly weary; fed up: I'm sick and tired of working so hard!
- nauseated.
- nauseated.
—n. - sick persons collectively (usually prec. by the).
sick
Pronunciation: (sik), [key] — v.t.
- sic.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.