SICK PERSON Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase sick person. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SICK PERSON
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| sufferer | nounn | |||||
noun • a person suffering from an illness • one who suffers for the sake of principle | ||||||
| afflicted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • grievously affected especially by disease • mentally or physically unfit | ||||||
| ailing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • somewhat ill or prone to illness | ||||||
| bedfast | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • confined to bed (by illness) | ||||||
| bedridden | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • confined to bed (by illness) | ||||||
| convalescent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a person who is recovering from illness adjective satellite • returning to health after illness or debility | ||||||
| debilitated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking energy or vitality | ||||||
| diseased | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology | ||||||
| feverish | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to or characterized by fever adjective satellite • marked by intense agitation or emotion • having or affected by a fever | ||||||
| indisposed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • somewhat ill or prone to illness • (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed | ||||||
| infirm | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking firmness of will or character or purpose | ||||||
| invalid | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • having no cogency or legal force noun • someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury adjective satellite • no longer valid verb • force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen • injure permanently | ||||||
| nauseous | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing or able to cause nausea • feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit | ||||||
| pallid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress • (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble • lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness | ||||||
| patient | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance noun • a person who requires medical care • the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | ||||||
| poorly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well adjective satellite • somewhat ill or prone to illness | ||||||
| queasy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing or able to cause nausea • feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit • causing or fraught with or showing anxiety | ||||||
| unhealthy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind adjective satellite • detrimental to health • not conducive to good health | ||||||
| unwell | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • somewhat ill or prone to illness | ||||||
| weak | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • wanting in physical strength adjective satellite • overly diluted; thin and insipid • (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • tending downward in price • deficient or lacking in some skill • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection • not having authority, political strength, or governing power • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • likely to fail under stress or pressure • deficient in intelligence or mental power | ||||||