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28 February, 02:31

Based on this excerpt from Ernest Heminway's "In Another Country," what is the contextual meaning of the phrase "feeling sick"?

"I am sorry," he said, and patted me on the shoulder with his good hand. "I would not be rude. My wife has just died. You must forgive me."

"Oh-" I said, feeling sick for him. "I am so sorry. to feel intense emotion that makes one feel unwell or nauseous

to experience pining or longing for someone or something

to be extremely annoyed or bored with someone or something

to react negatively to a joke about an unpleasant or offensive subject

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  1. 28 February, 02:32
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    Here "feeling sick" means to feel intense emotion that makes one feel unwell or nauseous. Hemingway describes emotional, rather than physical sickness. The character just doesn't want to accept the loss of his wife.
  2. 28 February, 02:39
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    It's the same as when people say, I felt sorry for him. You are trying to share the emotion that you think the other person is feeling. In this case the writer thought the man was so sad and "filled with emotion" that it made him heart sick. It doesn't necessarily mean that he is physically unwell, although that could be the case.
  3. 28 February, 02:59
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    Here "feeling sick" means to feel intense emotion that makes one feel unwell or nauseous. Hemingway describes emotional, rather than physical sickness. The character just doesn't want to accept the loss of his wife.
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