physically ill

idiom

US
: nauseated
The sight made her physically ill.

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The gruesome and violent nature of Art’s murders have shocked viewers far and wide, even making some audience members reportedly physically ill. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 People who are physically ill, especially those with heart disease or high blood pressure, or who take certain medications, such as for depression, insomnia, or poor circulation, may be affected by extreme heat. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024 He’s even become physically ill due to stress and depression, the shelter said. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024 When a student is physically ill or injured, they are given time away from the classroom to get better. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 Kristin stared at the table, looking physically ill. Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023 People in this group go out of their way to obtain their favorite foods and often eat to the point of feeling physically ill. Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2023 Jurors saw a memo describing how Hickman had become physically ill after a meeting in which Tolefree would not leave the door open. John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2023 Watching Daniels squirm in a replica chair at a replica table in a replica of the White House Green Room opposite Brendan Gleeson’s Trump, Comey began to feel physically ill. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2020

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“Physically ill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physically%20ill. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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