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anorectic vs sick person

sick person vs anorectic

anorectic and sick person both are nouns.

anorectic is an adjective but sick person is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anorectic Yes Yes No No
sick person Yes No No No
As nouns, sick person is a hypernym of anorectic; that is, sick person is a word with a broader meaning than anorectic:
  • anorectic: a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
  • sick person: a person suffering from an illness
Other hypernyms of anorectic include diseased person, sufferer.
anorectic (noun) sick person (noun)
a person suffering from anorexia nervosa a person suffering from an illness
anorectic (adjective) sick person (adjective)
causing loss of appetite
suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
Difference between anorectic and sick person

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