feel sick
idiom
1
US
: to feel ill
2
: to feel like vomiting
After eating a whole plate of cookies, I felt sick.
3
US
: to feel very upset
I feel sick about what happened.
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Most people who are infected with West Nile virus don't feel sick, according to the CDC.
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Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
There are no vaccines to prevent or medicines to treat West Nile in people, the CDC said, but most infected people do not feel sick and only about 1 in 5 people develop a fever and other symptoms, including headache, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea or rash.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
The two couples started to feel sick that night, experiencing dozens of episodes of vomiting and diarrhea even after being hospitalized the next morning.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 July 2025
However, being stung dozens of times can make anyone feel sick as their body works to handle the venom and, in the exceedingly rare case that someone is stung hundreds or even thousands of times, the venom may be enough to cause serious illness or even death, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
There are no vaccines to prevent or medicines to treat West Nile in people, the CDC said, but most infected people do not feel sick and only about 1 in 5 people develop a fever and other symptoms, including headache, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea or rash.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
The two couples started to feel sick that night, experiencing dozens of episodes of vomiting and diarrhea even after being hospitalized the next morning.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 July 2025
However, being stung dozens of times can make anyone feel sick as their body works to handle the venom and, in the exceedingly rare case that someone is stung hundreds or even thousands of times, the venom may be enough to cause serious illness or even death, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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“Feel sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20sick. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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