Defect and Sickness

Defect

Defect noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.

Sickness and defect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sickness" instead a noun "Defect".

Sickness

Sickness noun - The condition of not being in good health.

Defect and sickness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a noun "Sickness".

Nearby Words: sick, sicken

How words are described

physical physical defect physical sickness
mass mass defect mass sickness
real real defect real sickness
inherent inherent defect inherent sickness
Other adjectives: mental, fatal, lethal, strange, debilitating.

Both words in one sentence

  • It was uncovered that "Travel Sickness" was the result of Prime Siglen imprinting her own condition (an inner-ear defect that produced said severe vertigo) on her peers and proteges (Every other Prime that wasn't Raven).
    Source: Voodoo Shark
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