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a.

[Compar. Sicker ; superl. Sickest.]

1. Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever.
Mark i. 30.

Behold them that are sick with famine.
Jer. xiv. 18.

2. Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit; as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache.

3. Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited; -- with of; as, to be sick of flattery.

He was not so sick of his master as of his work.
L'Estrange.

4. Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned.

So great is his antipathy against episcopacy, that, if a seraphim himself should be a bishop, he would either find or make some sick feathers in his wings.
Fuller.

Sick bay (Naut.), an apartment in a vessel, used as the ship's hospital. -- Sick bed, the bed upon which a person lies sick. -- Sick berth, an apartment for the sick in a ship of war. -- Sick headache (Med.), a variety of headache attended with disorder of the stomach and nausea. -- Sick list, a list containing the names of the sick. -- Sick room, a room in which a person lies sick, or to which he is confined by sickness. Note: [These terms, sick bed, sick berth, etc., are also written both hyphened and solid.]

Syn. -- Diseased; ill; disordered; distempered; indisposed; weak; ailing; feeble; morbid.

Sick
n.

Sickness. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Sick
v. i.

To fall sick; to sicken. [Obs.] Shak.


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adjective

  1. Suffering from or affected with an illness: down, ill, unwell. Informal laid up. Chiefly Regional poorly. See health/sickness.
  2. Of or associated with sickness: anemic, peaked, sickly. See health/sickness.
  3. Susceptible to or marked by preoccupation with unwholesome matters: macabre, morbid, unhealthy, unwholesome. See good/bad.
  4. Out of patience with: disgusted, fed up, tired, weary. Idioms: sick and tired. See tired/fresh.

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adj

Definition: fed up, displeased
Antonyms: content, happy, pleased, satisfied

adj

Definition: morbid, gross
Antonyms: clean, gentle, in good taste, moral, nice

adj

Definition: not healthy, not feeling well
Antonyms: healthy, undiseased, well

v

Definition: fed up
Antonyms: fond


In air intercept, a code meaning, “Equipment indicated is operating at reduced efficiency.”

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Not in good health; ill; afflicted with disease.

  • s. sinus syndrome — a complex cardiac arrhythmia manifested as severe sinus bradycardia alone, sinus bradycardia alternating with tachycardia, or sinus bradycardia with atrioventricular block.
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function.

pronunciation Health is the greatest of all possessions; a pale cobbler is better than a sick king. — Isaac Bickerstaff

Wikipedia: Sick (Young Ones episode)
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"Sick" was the eleventh episode of British sitcom The Young Ones. It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Geoff Posner. It was first aired on BBC2 on June 12, 1984.

Characters

As with all episodes of The Young Ones, the main four characters were student flatmates Mike (Christopher Ryan); Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson); Rick (Rik Mayall) and Neil (Nigel Planer). Alexei Sayle starred as escaped convict Brian Damage Balowski.

Plot

All four flatmates are ill in bed, with Vyvyan trying to ease the suffering with vodka, which he then uses to blow up Rick's bedroom, in the form of a Molotov cocktail, to stop Rick complaining. Neil's sneezing fit then prompts Vyvyan to send Mike out to get a cure (prompting a joke about the Cure). Vyvyan takes drastic emergency action, involving the use of Rick's laundry bag, and some extreme acupuncture, using six inch nails. Vyvyan also tries to get Neil to sneeze outside, pushing him through the bedroom window. Neil's snot splatters all over a man's face who is standing in the street. His reaction, throwing a brick toward the four's house, ends up smashing through the window of a neighbouring house, thus beginning a cycle of violence which results in a street riot, also encompassing the musical act, Madness. Brian Damage Balowski escapes from his police guard after they're called in to deal with the trouble, and takes the quartet hostage. Usefully, he cures Neil's sneezing with a timely headbutt. Just as the four's doom seems sealed, Neil reveals that his parents had arranged to come for tea in a few minutes. A major clean-up operation - with the convict doing his bit, helpfully polishing his shotgun - follows, before Neil's mother and father ring the doorbell as the street continues in violent chaos around them. After breaking a wooden chair over Rik's back, Neil's mother complains that the show should be more acceptable, in the manner of a sitcom like The Good Life at which point, Vyvyan gives a highly articulate and vehement outburst against the "bloody" Good Life. Suddenly, the quartet go into a whole new sitcom involving the cultivation of plants in the back garden. Rick ends up supposedly killing Neil with a spade after he drones on too long about the cycle of plant life, then buries him in special, grow-anything compost. Neil subsequently re-grows as three separate Neils. Meanwhile Rick is being taunted by his own conscience for killing Neil and has a dream about being on trial by judge Mike and lawyer Vyvyan who suggests they hang Rick, when girls show up and wish that the "People's Poet" won't die. But first they are going to strip naked for Rick. Rick's conscience wakes him up for having a wet dream when he is supposed to be feeling guilty. Rick now runs down into the living room and wishes he could see Neil again, and the 3 Neils come into the house, which spooks Rick. Just as Mike and Vyvyan enter, the back wall opens up, and Neil's parents, along with Brian, head up a large staircase, milking the audience's applause.

The episode features the song 'Our House', performed by Madness, the only band to appear on the show twice.

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The Young Ones episodes Followed by
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Translations: Sick
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - syg, dårlig, som har kvalme
n. - bræk
v. tr. - kaste op, brække sig

idioms:

  • be sick and tired of    være syg og træt af
  • be sick of    være træt af
  • fall sick    blive syg
  • go sick    melde sig syg
  • look sick    se syg ud, se dårlig ud
  • make one sick    give en kvalme, gøre en dårlig
  • off sick    sygemeldt
  • sick bag    brækpose
  • sick bay    sygeafdeling, sygelukaf, hospitalsafdeling
  • sick building syndrome    indeklimasyndrom
  • sick call    sygebesøg
  • sick headache    hovedpine og kvalme
  • sick joke    syg vittighed
  • sick leave    sygeorlov
  • sick pay    sygeløn
  • sick up    kaste op, brække sig
  • take sick    blive syg

2.
v. tr. - pudse

Nederlands (Dutch)
ziek, misselijk, niet lekker, kots, sukkelend, morbide, wrang, geschift, walgelijk

Français (French)
1.
adj. - malade, pris de nausée, de mauvais goût, malsain, dérangé, éc¯uré, dégoûté, saturé de
n. - (GB) vomi, les malades
v. tr. - vomir

idioms:

  • be sick    être dérangé, vomir
  • fall sick    tomber malade
  • get sick    tomber malade
  • go sick    se faire porter malade
  • look sick    avoir l'air malade, sembler malade
  • make one sick    rendre malade qn, éc¯urer qn
  • off sick    absent pour cause maladie
  • on the sick    (être porté) malade
  • sick bag    sac en papier
  • sick bay    infirmerie
  • sick building syndrome    syndrome causé par un milieu de travail insalubre
  • sick call    appel provenant d'une personne un peu dérangée
  • sick headache    migraine
  • sick joke    plaisanterie macabre
  • sick leave    congé de maladie
  • sick of    en avoir assez/marre de
  • sick pay    indemnité de maladie
  • sick up    (GB) vomir, rendre
  • take sick    (GB) tomber malade

2.
v. tr. - inciter un chien à attaquer (qn ou qch)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - krank, übel, pervers, makaber
n. - Kranke, (ugs.) Erbrochenes
v. - (ugs.) erbrechen

idioms:

  • be sick    sich erbrechen
  • fall sick    krank werden
  • get sick    jmdm. wird übel od. schlecht
  • go sick    sich krankmelden
  • look sick    dumm dastehen, krank aussehen
  • make one sick    jmdn. anekeln, jmdm. schlecht werden lassen
  • off sick    krank(gemeldet)
  • on the sick    Krankenversicherung bekommen
  • sick bag    Brechtüte
  • sick bay    Krankenzimmer
  • sick building syndrome    durch die Arbeitsumgebung bedingte hohe Krankheitsrate
  • sick call    Krankenbesuch
  • sick headache    Migräne
  • sick joke    übler Witz
  • sick leave    Urlaub wegen Krankheit
  • sick of    etwas satt haben
  • sick pay    Krankengeld
  • sick up    erbrechen
  • take sick    krank werden

2.
v. - hetzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άρρωστος, αρρωστημένος, νοσηρός, αηδιασμένος, αναγουλιασμένος, μακάβριος, αηδής, εμετικός
n. - άρρωστος, ασθενής
v. - κάνω εμετό

idioms:

  • be sick and tired of    σιχάθηκα πια
  • be sick of    έχω σιχαθεί
  • call in sick    ειδοποιώ ότι θα απουσιάσω λόγω ασθενείας
  • fall sick    αρρωσταίνω
  • go sick    (καθομ.) δηλώνω ασθενής
  • look sick    δείχνω αδιάθετος
  • make one sick    προκαλώ αηδία
  • off sick    έχω αναρρωτική άδεια
  • sick bag    σακούλα εμετού
  • sick bay    νοσοκομείο πλοίου
  • sick building syndrome    (καθομ.) αδιαθεσία λόγω ακαταλληλότητας χώρου εργασίας
  • sick call    (στρατ.) κατάσταση ασθενούντων, επίσκεψη ιατρού σε ασθενή
  • sick headache    πονοκέφαλος, ημικρανία
  • sick joke    άνοστο/άρρωστο αστείο
  • sick leave    αναρρωτική άδεια
  • sick pay    μισθοδοσία νοσούντων, επίδομα ασθενείας
  • sick up    κάνω εμετό
  • take sick    ασθενώ, αρρωσταίνω

Italiano (Italian)
vomito, malato, malaticcio, nauseante, disgustoso

idioms:

  • be sick and tired of    averne fin sopra i capelli
  • be sick of    non poterne più di
  • fall sick    ammalarsi
  • go sick    darsi per ammalato
  • look sick    avere una brutta faccia
  • make one sick    far star male, fare schifo
  • off sick    in convalescenza
  • sick bag    sacchetto per vomito
  • sick bay    infermeria
  • sick building syndrome    sindrome dell'ufficio nocivo
  • sick call    ora della visita
  • sick headache    mal di testa feroce
  • sick joke    barzelletta scema
  • sick leave    licenza per malattia
  • sick pay    indennità di malattia
  • sick up    vomitare
  • take sick    ammalarsi
  • worried sick    preoccupatissimo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - doente, enjoado, abatido
n. - doente (m)
v. - atacar

idioms:

  • be sick and tired of    estar saturado de
  • be sick of    estar farto de
  • fall sick    cair enfermo
  • go sick    adoecer
  • look sick    parecer doente
  • make one sick    nausear
  • off sick    obter dispensa médica
  • sick bag    saco (m) de vômito em aviões
  • sick bay    enfermaria (f) de bordo
  • sick building syndrome    construção cujos materiais produzem vários riscos à saúde
  • sick call    chamada de doentes (Mil.)
  • sick headache    enxaqueca
  • sick joke    piada suja
  • sick leave    licença pata tratamento de saúde
  • sick pay    pagamento por motivo de doença
  • sick up    vomitar
  • take sick    adoecer
  • worried sick    preocupado demais

Русский (Russian)
чувствующий тошноту, чувствующий скуку, больной, болезненный, тоскующий, застойный, предназначенный для больных, бледный, болезненно-мрачный, психически неуравновешенный, вызванный психозом, больные, болезнь, натравливать

idioms:

  • be sick and tired of    состояние, когда что-л. "смертельно надоело"
  • be sick of    чувствовать отвращение к чему-л.
  • fall sick    заболеть
  • go sick    заболеть
  • look sick    выглядеть больным
  • make one sick    вызывать отвращение к чему-л.
  • off sick    отсутствие на работе в связи с болезнью
  • sick bag    пакет, выдаваемый в самолетах на случай появления рвоты
  • sick bay    корабельный лазарет, изолятор
  • sick building syndrome    симптомы возникающие от рабочих условий
  • sick call    врачебный прием больных, посещение санитарной части, сигнал к медицинскому осмотру
  • sick headache    мигрень
  • sick joke    мрачная шутка
  • sick leave    отпуск по болезни
  • sick pay    пособие по болезни
  • sick up    вырвать
  • take sick    заболеть
  • worried sick    сильно встревоженный

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - enfermo
n. - vómito
v. tr. - vomitar

idioms:

  • be sick    estar enfermo
  • fall sick    caer enfermo
  • get sick    caer o ponerse enfermo, enfermarse
  • go sick    estar o ponerse enfermo
  • look sick    tener aspecto enfermizo
  • make one sick    hacer vomitar, provocar náuseas
  • off sick    ausente por enfermedad
  • on the sick    recibir beneficios por enfermedad
  • sick bag    bolsa para vomitar en el avión
  • sick bay    enfermería
  • sick building syndrome    alta incidencia de enfermedad entre empleados de oficina
  • sick call    visita médica
  • sick headache    jaqueca, migraña
  • sick joke    chiste morboso
  • sick leave    licencia por enfermedad
  • sick of    estar aburrido de, estar harto de, cansado de
  • sick pay    subsidio de enfermedad
  • sick up    vomitar, devolver
  • take sick    caer o ponerse enfermo

2.
v. tr. - azuzar

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sjuk, illamående, sjuklig, morbid, förargad, missbelåten över
n. - sjuk person
v. - spy, bussa (hun)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
病的, 有病的, 患...病的, 病人的, 想呕吐的, 恶心的, 病人, 呕吐, 使狗去攻击

idioms:

  • be sick and tired of    十分厌倦
  • be sick of    厌恶, 厌倦
  • fall sick    生病
  • go sick    去看病, 生病告假
  • look sick    显得差劲, 相形见绌
  • make one sick    使某人不悦, 令人作呕
  • off sick    因生病而缺席
  • sick bag    飞机船上备有供旅客盛接晕机晕船呕吐物用的卫生袋, 呕吐袋
  • sick bay    军舰病房
  • sick building syndrome    办公大楼病症候群
  • sick call    病号检阅, 对病人的访问
  • sick headache    呕吐性头痛, 偏头痛
  • sick joke    令人恶心的笑话
  • sick leave    病假
  • sick pay    病假工资
  • sick up    呕吐
  • take sick    生病

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 病的, 有病的, 患...病的, 病人的, 想嘔吐的, 噁心的
n. - 病人
v. tr. - 嘔吐, 使狗去攻擊

idioms:

  • be sick and tired of    十分厭倦
  • be sick of    厭惡, 厭倦
  • fall sick    生病
  • go sick    去看病, 生病告假
  • look sick    顯得差勁, 相形見絀
  • make one sick    使某人不悅, 令人作嘔
  • off sick    因生病而缺席
  • sick bag    飛機船上備有供旅客盛接暈機暈船嘔吐物用的衛生袋, 嘔吐袋
  • sick bay    軍艦病房
  • sick building syndrome    辦公大樓病症候群
  • sick call    病號檢閱, 對病人的訪問
  • sick headache    嘔吐性頭痛, 偏頭痛
  • sick joke    令人噁心的笑話
  • sick leave    病假
  • sick pay    病假工資
  • sick up    嘔吐
  • take sick    生病

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 병든, 지겨워서, 느글거리는
n. - 환자, 구토, 병
v. tr. - 토하다, 게우다

idioms:

  • be sick and tired of    질력 난
  • be sick of    ~에 넌더리 나다
  • go sick    병으로 결근하다, 병결근 신고를 내다
  • make one sick    욕지기가 나다
  • sick up    ~을 토하다
  • take sick    발병하다, 병들다

2.
v. tr. - 공격하다, (개 등을) 부추겨 덤벼들게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 病気の, 病気にかかって, 吐き気がする, 吐いた, がっかりして, 腹立たしい, うんざりして, 悩んで

idioms:

  • as sick as a parrot    非常に落胆した
  • be sick and tired of    うんざりしている
  • be sick of    飽き飽きしている
  • go sick    病欠する
  • make one sick    うんざりする
  • off sick    病気で休む
  • sick and tired    疲れきって
  • sick bag    エチケット袋
  • sick bay    病室
  • sick building syndrome    職業病
  • sick call    患者呼集, 診療呼集, 応診
  • sick headache    偏頭痛
  • sick joke    不気味なジョーク
  • sick leave    病気休暇
  • sick pay    病気休暇中の手当
  • sick to one's stomach    胸がむかむかする
  • sick up    吐く
  • take sick    病気になる
  • worried sick    病気になるほど心配している

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عليل, مريض (الاسم) مرض (فعل) يمرض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חולה, חש בחילה, מבחיל, חולני, מדוכדך, חש אי-נוחות, מתגעגע‬
n. - ‮חולה‬
v. tr. - ‮הקיא‬
v. tr. - ‮שיסה כלב ב-‬


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