This is the 8599th most frequent Catalan word.
emmalalteix
"Emmalalteix" means "gets sick" or "falls ill."
Here, 'emmalalteix' is used in the third person singular to describe the action of making something ill, in this case metaphorically referring to the mind being affected due to workload.
L'excés de treball emmalalteix la ment.
Excessive work sickens the mind.
The verb 'emmalalteix' is in the third person singular, used to describe someone experiencing illness caused by a specific trigger (eating fish).
Ell emmalalteix sempre després de menjar peix.
He always falls ill after eating fish.
The word 'emmalalteixo' is used in the first person singular to describe the act of falling ill or getting sick due to external conditions.