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sicken

sic·ken

UK/ˈsɪkən/ US/ˈsɪkʌn/ rare

verb

1.

cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

  • “The pornographic pictures sickened us”
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2.

get sick

  • “She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital”
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3.

upset and make nauseated

  • “The smell of the foood turned the pregnant woman”
  • “;”
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4.

make sick or ill

  • “This kind of food sickens me”

Origin

From Middle English sekenen, equivalent to sick + -en. Cognate with Danish sygne (“to pine”), Swedish sjukna (“to fall ill; become sick”), Norwegian sykne, Icelandic sjúkna (“to sicken; become sick”).

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