Faint and Sick

Faint

Faint adjective - Weak and likely to lose consciousness.
Usage example: suddenly felt faint from the pain

Sick and faint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sick" instead an adjective "Faint".

Nearby Words: faintly, fainted, fainting

Sick

Sick adjective - Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function.

Faint and sick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Faint" instead an adjective "Sick".

Nearby Words: sickly, sicken, sickening, sickness, sicked

Both words in one sentence

  • The Child of Love: In chapter 6 Asuka does not want that Rei spends time with Shinji while they walk to the base, so she pretends to faint and fall sick again, hoping that Shinji stays in home with her.
    Source: Playing Sick
  • Impairment Shot This is a camera trick used to indicate that the character whose POV we are seeing is drugged, poisoned, sick, injured, or otherwise incapacitated and is about to faint... or die.
  • Film / Bicycle Thieves Playing Sick: When Antonio catches up with the thief, he (the thief) pretends to faint.
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