Definition of sickness Sickness

/sɪˈknʌs/ - [siknus] - sick•ness

We found 9 definitions of sickness from 5 different sources.

What does sickness mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: sicknesses
sickness - defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"
sickness - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
		illness, unwellness, malady
		wellness, health the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health"
		health problem, ill health, unhealthiness a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
		condition the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
		ague a fit of shivering or shaking
		amyloidosis a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma
		anuresis, anuria inability to urinate
		catastrophic illness severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines
		prostration, collapse the act of assuming a prostrate position
		bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
		food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
		lead poisoning, plumbism, saturnism toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
		disease an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
		hypermotility excessive movement; especially excessive motility of the gastrointestinal tract
		indisposition a slight illness
		ozone sickness illness that can occur to persons exposed to ozone in high-altitude aircraft; characterized by sleepiness and headache and chest pains and itchiness
		toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia of pregnancy, toxaemia, toxemia an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
sickness - the state that precedes vomiting
		nausea
		symptom anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
		kinetosis, motion sickness the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
		morning sickness nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy

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Wiktionary

sickness (Noun)
The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; disease or malady.
sickness (Noun)
Nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

sickness (n.)
The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; sisease or malady.
sickness (n.)
Nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

sickness
Definite pathological process having a characteristic set of signs and symptoms which are detrimental to the well-being of the individual.