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2 N‑COUNT A Sicilian is a person who comes from Sicily.

sick ◆◇◇ /s I k/ (sicker , sickest )

1 ADJ If you are sick , you are ill. Sick usually means physically ill, but it can sometimes be used to mean mentally ill. □  He's very sick. He needs medication. □  She found herself with two small children, a sick husband, and no money. ● N‑PLURAL The sick are people who are sick. □  There were no doctors to treat the sick.

2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you are sick , the food that you have eaten comes up from your stomach and out of your mouth. If you feel sick , you feel as if you are going to be sick. □  She got up and was sick in the handbasin. □  The very thought of food made him feel sick.

3 N‑UNCOUNT Sick is vomit. [BRIT , INFORMAL ]

4 ADJ If you say that you are sick of something or sick and tired of it, you are emphasizing that you are very annoyed by it and want it to stop. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ [+ of ] I am sick and tired of hearing all these people moaning.

5 ADJ If you describe something such as a joke or story as sick , you mean that it deals with death or suffering in an unpleasantly humorous way. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  …a sick joke about a cat.

6 PHRASE If you say that something or someone makes you sick , you mean that they make you feel angry or disgusted. [INFORMAL ] □  It makes me sick that people commit offences and never get punished.

7 PHRASE If you are off sick , you are not at work because you are ill. □  When we are off sick, we only receive half pay.

8 PHRASE If you say that you are worried sick , you are emphasizing that you are extremely worried. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ [+ about ] He was worried sick about what our mothers would say.

si ck bay (sick bays ) also sick-bay N‑COUNT A sick bay is an area, especially on a ship or navy base, or in Britain in a school or university, where medical treatment is given and where beds are provided for people who are ill. □  …a free 16-bed sick bay for students needing continuous care.

sick|bed /s I kbed/ (sickbeds ) also sick-bed N‑COUNT [usu poss N ] Your sickbed is the bed that you are lying in while you are ill. □  Michael left his sickbed to entertain his house guests.

sick bui ld|ing syn|drome N‑UNCOUNT Sick building syndrome is a group of conditions, including headaches, sore eyes, and tiredness, which people who work in offices may experience because the air there is not healthy to breathe.

sick|en /s I kən/ (sickens , sickening , sickened ) VERB If something sickens you, it makes you feel disgusted. □ [V n] The notion that art should be controlled by intellectuals sickened him.

sick|en|ing /s I kən I ŋ/ ADJ You describe something as sickening when it gives you feelings of horror or disgust, or makes you feel sick in your stomach. □  This was a sickening attack on a pregnant and defenceless woman.

sickie /s I ki/ (sickies ) N‑COUNT If someone takes a sickie , they take a day off work saying that they are ill, especially when they are not actually ill. [INFORMAL ] □  Broughton took a sickie on Monday to paint his fence.

sick|le /s I k ^ə l/ (sickles ) N‑COUNT A sickle is a tool that is used for cutting grass and grain crops. It has a short handle and a long curved blade.

si ck leave N‑UNCOUNT [oft on N ] Sick leave is the time that a person spends away from work because of illness or injury. [BUSINESS ] □  I have been on sick leave for seven months with depression.

si ckle-cell anae mia in AM, use sickle-cell anemia N‑UNCOUNT Sickle-cell anaemia is an inherited illness in which the red blood cells become curved, causing a number of health problems.

sick|ly /s I kli/ (sicklier , sickliest )

1 ADJ A sickly person or animal is weak, unhealthy, and often ill. □  He had been a sickly child.