SICKNESS


Meaning of SICKNESS in English

n.1 the state of being ill; disease.

2 a specified disease (sleeping sickness).

3 vomiting or a tendency to vomit.

Phrases and idioms:

sickness benefit (in the UK) benefit paid by the State for sickness interrupting paid employment.

Etymology: OE seocnesse (as SICK(1), -NESS)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.