sickness
Translation
illness, disease, nausea
Examples
Sickness kept him from work.
Illness kept him from work.
She felt a wave of sickness.
She felt a wave of nausea.
Grammar Patterns
sickness ((as subject/object)) illness Sickness can be difficult to endure.
Similar Words
Synonyms: illness, ailment, disease
Etymology
From the adjective 'sick' + '-ness', a suffix forming nouns of state or condition.
Memory Tips
The '-ness' at the end turns the feeling ('sick') into the state or condition ('sickness').