Question

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

Answer 1

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To feel intense emotion that makes one feel unwell or nauseous.

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Answer 2

Based on this excerpt, "feeling sick" contextually means to feel intense emotion that makes one feel unwell or nauseous. While the man is not going to actually become physically ill, he does experience emotional sickness. He would likely feel a deep pit in his stomach and would be chilled from the thought of the man losing his wife, yet still being kind to him.