Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sick building syndrome

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
sick- build-ing syn-drome
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The symptoms experienced by people who work there.

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What does sick building syndrome mean?
The adverse environmental conditions in a building that pose a health risk to its occupants, such as inadequate ventilation or inadequate cleaning.

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