Sicken (Verb)

Meaning 1

Cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Synonyms

  • Churn Up
  • Nauseate
  • Disgust
  • Revolt

Hypernyms

  • Repulse
  • Repel

Hyponyms

  • Outrage
  • Shock
  • Appall
  • Offend
  • Scandalize
  • Appal

Meaning 2

Make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Hyponyms

  • Choke

Meaning 3

Upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

  • Nauseate
  • Turn One's Stomach

Hypernyms

  • Gross Out
  • Revolt
  • Repel

Meaning 4

Get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

  • Come Down

Hypernyms

  • Decline

Hyponyms

  • Take
  • Get
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