sik

Adjective

sick (comparative sicker, superlative sickest)

1. In poor health; ill.
   • We have to care for the sick.

   Synonyms:

   ill, not well, poorly, sickly, unwell, diseased, disease-ridden, infect, infected, morbid

   Antonyms:

   fit, healthy, well

   1. [with with] Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).
      • She was sick all day with the flu.
2. Having an urge to vomit.
   • My daughter was violently sick three times in the night.

   Synonyms:

   nauseated, barfy, mawkish, nauseatic, pukey, pukish, queasy, sick to one's stomach, vomity

3. (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
   • You sick bastard!

   Synonyms:

   disturbed, twisted, warped

4. (colloquial) In bad taste.
   • That’s a sick joke.
5. [with of] Tired of or annoyed by (something that has lasted a long time or often recurs).
   • sick and tired of the whining—sick of waiting—'sick of politics

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