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• sick|ness — «SIHK nihs», noun. 1. a) the condition of being sick; poor health; illness; disease. b) a particular disease as the cause of this; ailment; malady. 2. nausea; vomiting. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

• air´sick´ness — air|sick «AIR SIHK», adjective. sick as a result of the motion of aircraft. –air´sick´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• brain´sick´ness — brain|sick «BRAYN SIHK», adjective. 1. diseased in the brain or mind; crazy; insane. 2. proceeding from a diseased mind. –brain´sick´ly, adverb. –brain´sick´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• heart´sick´ness — heart|sick «HAHRT SIHK», adjective. sick at heart; very depressed; very unhappy: »Chatham, heartsick of his country s shame (William Cowper). SYNONYM(S): despondent. –heart´sick´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• space´sick´ness — space|sick «SPAYS SIHK», adjective. sick from the effects of flight in space. –space´sick´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• train´sick´ness — train|sick «TRAYN SIHK», adjective. sick because of a train s motion. –train´sick´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• home´sick´ness — home|sick «HOHM SIHK», adjective. overcome by sadness because home is far away; ill with longing for home: »I long to see my master s face again, For I turn homesick (Yeats). –home´sick´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• love´sick´ness — love|sick «LUHV SIHK», adjective. 1. languishing because of love. 2. expressing a languishing caused by love: »a lovesick song. –love´sick´ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• car|sick|ness — «KAHR SIHK nihs», noun. motion sickness caused by traveling in a car, train, or other conveyance …   Useful english dictionary

• green|sick|ness — «GREEN SIHK nihs», noun. = chlorosis (def. 2). (Cf. ↑chlorosis) …   Useful english dictionary