sicken

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈsɪkən/

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Verb

Plain form sicken

Third-person singular sickens

Past tense sickened

Past participle sickened

Present participle sickening

1. (transitive) If something sickens you, it makes you sick; this often means making your stomach sick, so that you might vomit.

   The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.

2. (transitive) If something sickens you, it is very bad and you hate it.

   It sickens me when people don't wash their hands after they use the toilet.

3. (intransitive) If you sicken you become sick, or you become more sick.

   He will sicken if he doesn't get medicine soon.

Synonyms

• disgust
• nauseate

Related words

• sick
• sickness
• sicko
• sickening