sickener
Americannoun
noun
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something that induces sickness or nausea
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a bright red basidiomycetous fungus of either of two species of Russula, notably the poisonous R. emetica
Etymology
Origin of sickener
Example Sentences
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Northern Ireland supporters, meanwhile, had been offered refunds by their association, who sensed the lack of appetite, even if their defeat in Italy had been less of a sickener.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Boss Eddie Howe called the late winner a "sickener" after his side had led 1-0 through a debut goal from £60m record signing Alexander Isak.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2022
The winner was completely deserved but it was a sickener for Rangers.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2022
Burnley are also coming off the back of a loss to Tottenham Hotspur, theirs a last-minute sickener in the Premier League last weekend.
From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2018
But a vision of the kind of creature he was capable of loving—therefore the kind of creature he imagined her in loving her, would have been—to use a low but expressive phrase—a sickener to her.
From Weighed and Wanting by MacDonald, George
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