The spread of sickness among the crew forced the research vessel to return to port earlier than planned.
船员中疾病的传播迫使研究船比计划提前返回港口。
- During her spaceflight, she conducted experiments on bone cell research and motion sickness.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “sickness”?
C — The state of being ill or unwell. “sickness” means the state of being ill or unwell.
Which word means “the state of being ill or unwell”?
A — sickness. “sickness” means the state of being ill or unwell.
sickness — the state of being ill or unwell. In Chinese: 疾病，生病.
sickness is pronounced /ˈsɪknəs/.
The spread of sickness among the crew forced the research vessel to return to port earlier than planned. (船员中疾病的传播迫使研究船比计划提前返回港口。)
illness, ailment, disease — all close in meaning to sickness (the state of being ill or unwell).
health, wellness — each the opposite of sickness (the state of being ill or unwell).
Yes. sickness is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.