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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White was on to him like a shot and touched down for a smash-and-grab that sickened England.
From BBC
Its business took a hit when it served tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in the U.S. from 2015 to 2018.
From Los Angeles Times
It hit bottom, finally, with a sickening crack.
From Literature
In the past three months, California has seen a sudden uptick in the number of people becoming sickened and dying after accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms found in the wild.
From Los Angeles Times
Sir Elton John has said it was "truly sickening" to learn of how the Daily Mail breached his family's privacy in relation to the birth of his son Zachary, the High Court has heard.
From BBC
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