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sick person vs invalid

invalid vs sick person

sick person and invalid both are nouns.

sick person is not an adjective while invalid is an adjective.

sick person is not a verb while invalid is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sick person Yes No No No
invalid Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, invalid is a hyponym of sick person; that is, invalid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sick person:
  • sick person: a person suffering from an illness
  • invalid: someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
Other hyponyms of sick person include anorectic, anorexic, bulimic, consumptive, lunger, tubercular, convalescent, depressive, diabetic, dyspeptic, epileptic, bleeder, haemophile, haemophiliac, hemophile, hemophiliac, incurable, insomniac, sleepless person, shut-in, lazar, leper, lunatic, maniac, manic-depressive, mongoloid, monomaniac, narcoleptic, neurasthenic, mental case, neurotic, psychoneurotic, patient, psycho, psychotic, psychotic person, rheumatic, syphilitic, valetudinarian, spewer, vomiter.
sick person (noun) invalid (noun)
a person suffering from an illness someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
sick person (adjective) invalid (adjective)
having no cogency or legal force
no longer valid
sick person (verb) invalid (verb)
injure permanently
force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen
Difference between sick person and invalid

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