sick feeling
Stomach turning over
A sick feeling is a sensation of physical or emotional discomfort in the body, typically centered in the stomach or chest.
It often accompanies dread, anxiety, or moral disgust: I got a sick feeling when I saw the police at my door, There's a sick feeling in my gut that something's wrong.
The phrase captures that visceral unease that precedes or accompanies bad news.
- nauseousFeeling urge to vomit
- queasyMildly sick to stomach
- nauseatedFeeling urge to vomit
- dizzySensation of spinning
- faintWeak and indistinct
woozy · clammy · cold sweats · pale · sweaty · uneasy · churning · stomach · pit in stomach · bile · heaving · dry heaving · gagging · lightheaded · unwell · ill · feverish · green
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- nauseaqueasiness, queasy stomach, upset stomach, stomach churning, vomiting
- stomach problemsstomach ache, stomachache, stomach cramps, indigestion, stomach upset
- aversionsaversion, dislike, distaste, hatred, loathing
sick feelingvitality
Capacity for spirited existence
vigor · robustness · clean bill of health · ease · full of life
sick feelinggood feeling
Positive emotional state
optimism · peace of mind · calm · comfort · confidence
sick, sickness, sickly, sicken, sickened, sickening, sickeningly, sicker, sickest