verb
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to make or become sick, nauseated, or disgusted
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to show symptoms (of an illness)
Other Word Forms
- resicken verb
- unsickened adjective
Etymology
Origin of sicken
1150–1200; Middle English seknen, sicnen; cognate with Old Norse sjūkna. See sick 1, -en 1
Example Sentences
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Following the court hearing, lawyers at Leigh Day, who are representing some of the parents, said they were "sickened" to learn of Chan's further offending "prior to his time at Bright Horizons Finchley Road".
From BBC
“The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting,” the statement said.
From Los Angeles Times
"The whole community is just sickened by all this," said Stephen McLaughlin, who came to pay his respects.
From Barron's
In a statement on Sunday, Pretti's parents asked for the truth to come out, adding: "The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting."
From BBC
Pretti's family issued a statement in response to the comment saying "the sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting".
From BBC
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