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Definition

A weak member of a peer group, especially the weakest.

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In Context

  • "The former openly likens Cuba to Turkey, saying that the island is the "sick man" of the West;"
  • "The House of Lords has now come to be pretty generally looked upon as the "Sick Man" of the English Constitution."
  • "He told how in an economic sense we were one of the Sick Men of the World our industry dilapidated rundown and was not being renewed"
  • "For Asia as a whole, that target was just about achieved, even when including India and Indonesia, often regarded as the "sick men" of the continent."
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See Also

  • sick man of Asia
  • sick man of East Asia
  • sick man of Europe