sick

🇺🇸 /sɪk/ 🇬🇧 /sɪk/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
adjective
A1

not feeling well or having an illness

I've been sick with a cold for a week.

A1

feeling like you need to vomit

The roller coaster made me feel sick.

R

experiencing discomfort from motion

She gets sick when she's on a boat.

B2

tired of or annoyed by something

I'm sick of this constant noise.

R

showing a lack of empathy or consideration

Making fun of others' misfortune is sick.

R

taking pleasure in cruel or strange activities

He has a sick mind, enjoying things that are not normal.

R

excellent or very enjoyable

That skateboard trick was sick!

noun
R

vomit that comes back up from the stomach

He had to clean up the sick after the party.

R

people who are ill

The doctor visited the sick in the hospital.

translation

adj. not feeling well or having an illness; feeling like you need to vomit; experiencing discomfort from motion; tired of or annoyed by something; showing a lack of empathy or consideration; taking pleasure in cruel or strange activities; excellent or very enjoyable
n. vomit that comes back up from the stomach; people who are ill

Word Forms

Comparative sicker
Superlative sickest
Plural sicks