Sick meaning

What does “sick” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sick” is a noun, verb and adjective with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: people who are sick.

sick

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
“After drinking too much, the students vomited”
“He purged continuously”
Synonymsvomit vomit up purge cast cat be sick disgorge regorge

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
“ill from the monotony of his suffering”
Synonymsill
feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
Synonymsnauseated nauseous queasy sickish
affected with madness or insanity
“a man who had gone mad”
Synonymsbrainsick crazy demented disturbed mad unbalanced unhinged
having a strong distaste from surfeit
“grew more and more disgusted”
“fed up with their complaints”
Synonymsdisgusted fed up sick of tired of
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
“the pale light of a half moon”
“a pale sun”
Synonymspale pallid wan
deeply affected by a strong feeling
“sat completely still, sick with envy”
“she was sick with longing”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
“ghastly wounds”
“the grim aftermath of the bombing”
Synonymsghastly grim grisly gruesome macabre

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University