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    sick·en
    /ˈsikən/

    verb

    • 1. make (someone) feel disgusted or appalled: "she was sickened by the bomb attack" Similar nauseatemake someone feel nauseousmake someone sickturn someone's stomach
    • 2. become ill: "Dawson sickened unexpectedly and died in 1916" Similar become illfall illbe taken illbe taken sickOpposite recover

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sickenSicken Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to make sick. 2. : to cause revulsion in. their prejudice sickens me. sickener. ˈsi-kə-nər. ˈsik-nər. noun. Synonyms. disgust. gross out. nauseate. put off. repel. repulse. revolt. turn off. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSICKEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to cause someone to feel unpleasant emotions, especially anger and shock: The violence in the film sickened me. He was sickened by/at the number of people who were hurt in the crash. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people sad, shocked and upset.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sickenSicken - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Nov 13, 2024 · When things sicken you, they either make you feel terrible — disgusted or horrified — or they make you physically sick. Eating a piece of moldy bread or some potato salad that's been sitting in the sun too long will probably sicken you.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySICKEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to cause someone to feel unpleasant emotions, especially anger and shock: The violence in the movie sickened me. He was sickened by/at the number of people who were hurt in the crash.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSICKEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'sicken' sicken. (sɪkən ) Word forms: sickens , sickening , sickened. 1. verb. If something sickens you, it makes you feel disgusted. The notion that art should be controlled by intellectuals sickened him. [VERB noun] What he saw there sickened him, despite all his years of police work. [VERB noun]

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsicken verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of sicken verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › sickensicken verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    sicken to make someone feel very shocked, angry, and almost ill because something is so unpleasant: I was sickened by the lack of concern for the child's welfare. repulse [often passive] ( somewhat formal ) to make someone feel disgust or strong dislike: I was repulsed by the smell of liquor on his breath.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › sickenSicken - definition of sicken by The Free Dictionary

    verb. 1. disgust, revolt, nauseate, repel, gross out (U.S. slang), turn your stomach, make your gorge rise What he saw there sickened him, despite years of police work. 2. fall ill, take sick, ail, go down with something, contract something, be stricken by something Many of them sickened and died.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySICKEN - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "SICKEN": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of sicken – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    SICKEN definition: to shock someone and make them very angry: . Learn more.

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