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noun state of being ill ADJ. chronic, long, long-term SICKNESS + NOUN absence | allowance, benefit | insurance | rate PREP. due to/owing to/through ~ The Personnel Department keeps a record of employees absent through sickness. nausea VERB + SICKNESS suffer (from) SICKNESS + VERB rise The sickness rose inside him. PHRASES a feeling of sickness Several workers complained of feelings of sickness and headaches. particular type of illness ADJ. acute, chronic | air, car, motion, travel | altitude/mountain, decompression, radiation, sleepingILLNESS
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