be taken ill
Become suddenly unwell
To be taken ill is to become sick, often suddenly or unexpectedly: She was taken ill during the meeting and had to leave.
The phrase sounds somewhat formal or old-fashioned compared to simply saying someone got sick.
It often implies the onset was abrupt rather than gradual.
- strickenSeriously affected by adversity
- sickenedMade ill or disgusted
- get sickBecome unwell
- indisposedMildly sick or unwilling
- be sickExperience illness or nausea
not feeling well · feel unwell · afflicted · unwell · come down with · run a fever · collapse · catch a cold · sick as a dog · succumb · symptoms · laid low · out of action · call in sick · ailment · headache · flu · fever