sick building syndrome

noun

The adverse environmental conditions in a building that pose a health risk to its occupants, such as inadequate ventilation or inadequate cleaning.

Similar
SBStight building syndrome
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Meanings

nounsick building syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentThe adverse environmental conditions in a building that pose a health risk to its occupants, such as inadequate ventilation or inadequate cleaning.

    Synonyms: SBS, tight building syndrome

  2. uncountableThe symptoms experienced by people who work there.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe adverse environmental conditions in a building that pose a health risk to its occupants, such as inadequate ventilation or inadequate cleaning.

Similar
SBStight building syndrome
Also see
tight building syndrome

Translations

Catalan síndrome de l'edifici malalt
  • síndrome de l'edifici malaltadverse environmental conditions
Czech syndrom nezdravých budov
  • syndrom nezdravých budovadverse environmental conditions
Dutch sickbuildingsyndroom
  • sickbuildingsyndroomadverse environmental conditions
Estonian ruumiõhu sündroom
  • ruumiõhu sündroomadverse environmental conditions
Finnish sisäilmaongelma
  • sisäilmaongelmaadverse environmental conditions
French syndrome du bâtiment malsain
  • syndrome du bâtiment malsainadverse environmental conditions
German Sick-Building-Syndrom
  • Sick-Building-Syndromadverse environmental conditions
Indonesian sindrom bangunan sakit
  • sindrom bangunan sakitadverse environmental conditions
Japanese シックハウス症候群
  • シックハウス症候群 (shikku hausu shōkōgun)adverse environmental conditions
Korean 새집 증후군
  • 새집 증후군 (saejip jeunghugun)adverse environmental conditions
Polish syndrom chorego budynku
  • syndrom chorego budynkuadverse environmental conditions
Portuguese síndrome do edifício doente
  • síndrome do edifício doenteadverse environmental conditions
Spanish síndrome del edificio enfermo
  • síndrome del edificio enfermoadverse environmental conditions
Swedish sjuka hus-sjukan
  • sjuka hus-sjukanadverse environmental conditions
Turkish hasta bina sendromu
  • hasta bina sendromuadverse environmental conditions
Vietnamese bệnh văn phòng
  • bệnh văn phòngadverse environmental conditions
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sick building syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20building%20syndrome

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“sick building syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20building%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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