sicken Antonyms

Meaning of sicken

Wordnet

sicken (v)

cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

get sick

upset and make nauseated

make sick or ill

Webster

sicken (v. t.)

To make sick; to disease.

To make qualmish; to nauseate; to disgust; as, to sicken the stomach.

To impair; to weaken.

Webster

sicken (v. i.)

To become sick; to fall into disease.

To be filled to disgust; to be disgusted or nauseated; to be filled with abhorrence or aversion; to be surfeited or satiated.

To become disgusting or tedious.

To become weak; to decay; to languish.

sicken Sentence Examples

  1. The sight of the mutilated body sickened the police officers.
  2. The stench of rotting garbage sickened the passersby.
  3. The news of the child's abuse sickened the entire community.
  4. The cruelty of the dogfight sickened even the hardened observers.
  5. The politician's blatant lies sickened the voters.
  6. The thought of eating rotten meat sickened her stomach.
  7. The corrupt official's greed sickened the honest citizens.
  8. The sight of the dying animal sickened the veterinarian.
  9. The smell of burning plastic sickened the air.
  10. The news of the terrorist attack sickened the world.

FAQs About the word sicken

cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of, get sick, upset and make nauseated, make sick or illTo make sick; to disease., To make qualmish; to nauseate; to d

appal, repulse, horrify, nauseate,disgust, appall, shock, outrage, gross out, put off

pull, draw, fascinate, gratify, delight, attract, please, tempt, please, lure

The sight of the mutilated body sickened the police officers.

The stench of rotting garbage sickened the passersby.

The news of the child's abuse sickened the entire community.

The cruelty of the dogfight sickened even the hardened observers.