sick
In poor health; ill.
Example
“We have to care for the sick.”
Other meanings
Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).
Having an urge to vomit.
“My daughter was violently sick three times in the night.”
Word history
From Old English "sēoc" (sick, ill).
Where this comes from
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