sick
English
/sɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Having an urge to vomit.
- (chiefly) In poor health.
- (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
- (colloquial) In bad taste.
- Tired of or annoyed by something.
- (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
- In poor condition.
- (agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sik inherited from Old English sēoc (sick, ill) inherited from *seuk inherited from Proto-Germanic *seukaz (sick) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sewg- (be troubled grieved).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sewg-
Gloss
be troubled grieved
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -er English
- air English
- airsick English
- bag English
- bay English
- bed English
- brain English
- brainsick English
- brainsickly English
- bus English
- bussick English
- car English
- carsick English
- crop English
- cropsick English
- cybersickness English
- dog English
- dogsick English
- dope English
- dope sick English
- fic English
- gallsickness English
- green English
- greensick English
- guilt English
- guilt-sick English
- heart English
- heartsick English
- heartsickness English
- heat English
- heatsick English
- home English
- homesick English
- homesickly English
- homesickness English
- house English
- iron English
- iron-sick English
- love English
- lovesick English
- lovesickly English
- lovesickness English
- out English
- oversick English
- radiosickness English
- room English
- sea English
- seasick English
- seasickness English
- sick-wagon English
- sickbag English
- sickbay English
- sickbed English
- sicken English
- sickener English
- sickenest English
- sickeneth English
- sicker English
- sickerness English
- sickfic English
- sickhouse English
- sickie English
- sickish English
- sickishly English
- sickishness English
- sickless English
- sicklessness English
- sicklify English
- sicklily English
- sickliness English
- sickly English
- sickness English
- sicknik English
- sicko English
- sickout English
- sickroom English
- sicky English
- soul English
- soulsick English
- space English
- spacesick English
- thought English
- thoughtsick English
- train English
- trainsick English
- trainsickness English
- turn English
- turnsick English
- unsick English
- wagon English
- water sickness English
- sucus Latin
- Seuche German
- Siechenhaus German
- siech German
- bedilziek Dutch, Flemish
- behaagziek Dutch, Flemish
- belgziek Dutch, Flemish
- dansziek Dutch, Flemish
- dobbelziek Dutch, Flemish
- doodziek Dutch, Flemish
- dweepziek Dutch, Flemish
- geestesziek Dutch, Flemish
- kibbelziek Dutch, Flemish
- luchtziek Dutch, Flemish
- maanziek Dutch, Flemish
- manziek Dutch, Flemish
- minziek Dutch, Flemish
- praalziek Dutch, Flemish
- praatziek Dutch, Flemish
- pronkziek Dutch, Flemish
- ruimteziek Dutch, Flemish
- scheldziek Dutch, Flemish
- schendziek Dutch, Flemish
- schenziek Dutch, Flemish
- schoolziek Dutch, Flemish
- spilziek Dutch, Flemish
- strontziek Dutch, Flemish
- suikerziek Dutch, Flemish
- twistziek Dutch, Flemish
- vervolgziek Dutch, Flemish
- wagenziek Dutch, Flemish
- zeeziek Dutch, Flemish
- ziek Dutch, Flemish
- ziekbed Dutch, Flemish
- ziekelijk Dutch, Flemish
- ziekte Dutch, Flemish
- *seug- Proto-Indo-European
- *sewg- Proto-Indo-European
- sinnssyk Norwegian Bokmål
- sjuk Norwegian Bokmål
- sjøsyk Norwegian Bokmål
- syk Norwegian Bokmål
- sykdom Norwegian Bokmål
- sykeheim Norwegian Bokmål
- sykehjem Norwegian Bokmål
- sykeseng Norwegian Bokmål
- *seuhslō Proto-Germanic
- *seukaz Proto-Germanic
- *sūkaną Proto-Germanic
- krimsjuk Norwegian Nynorsk
- sjuk Norwegian Nynorsk
- sjukdom Norwegian Nynorsk
- sjukebil Norwegian Nynorsk
- sjukeheim Norwegian Nynorsk
- sjukehus Norwegian Nynorsk
- sjukepleie Norwegian Nynorsk
- deofolseoc Old English
- fielleseoc Old English
- seoc Old English
- seocnes Old English
- suht Old English
- sēoc Old English
- sēocnes Old English
- wæterseoc Old English
- see seke Middle English
- seekly Middle English
- sekenen Middle English
- sik Middle English
- sykhous Middle English
- sjúkdómr Old Norse
- sjúkleikr Old Norse
- sjúkr Old Norse
- dødssyg Danish
- hundesyg Danish
- køresyg Danish
- røvsyg Danish
- syg Danish
- sygdom Danish
- sygehus Danish
- sygeplejerske Danish
- sjúkur Icelandic
- labsik Cebuano
- siec Middle Dutch
- siek Middle Dutch
- sioh Old High German
- siek Afrikaans
- sjúkur Faroese
- siech Middle High German
- 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌺𐍃 Gothic
- *seuk gmw-pro
- *sioc Old Dutch
- *siok Old Dutch
- siok Old Saxon
- siuker Old Swedish
- siuker, siūker Old Swedish
- sik Tok Pisin
- sxih Navajo, Navaho
- syugæ Old Danish
- siki Pijin
- air
- dog
- fic
- sea
- out
- bed
- car
- bay
- bus
- bag
- -er
- love
- room
- home
- soul
- dope
- iron
- crop
- heat
- turn
- brain
- sicky
- guilt
- wagon
- sicko
- space
- heart
- green
- train
- house
- sicker
- sicken
- unsick
- sickly
- sickie
- sickout
- sickbag
- airsick
- sickbay
- sickfic
- dogsick
- carsick
- sicknik
- sickbed
- bussick
- seasick
- sickish
- thought
- soulsick
- sicklily
- cropsick
- homesick
- sickness
- sickless
- sicklify
- turnsick
- lovesick
- oversick
- sickener
- sickroom
- heatsick
- heartsick
- sickeneth
- sickishly
- dope sick
- spacesick
- sickenest
- brainsick
- sickhouse
- trainsick
- iron-sick
- greensick
- sickerness
- sick-wagon
- guilt-sick
- lovesickly
- sickliness
- homesickly
- sickishness
- thoughtsick
- brainsickly
- seasickness
- lovesickness
- gallsickness
- sicklessness
- homesickness
- cybersickness
- heartsickness
- trainsickness
- radiosickness
- water sickness