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Sicken Common

Sicken has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

"The pornographic pictures sickened us"

2

get sick

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

3

upset and make nauseated

"The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"

"The mold on the food sickened the diners"

4

make sick or ill

"This kind of food sickens me"

5

To make ill.

Example Sentences
"The pornographic pictures sickened us" verb
"She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital" verb
"The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach" verb
"The mold on the food sickened the diners" verb
"This kind of food sickens me" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
repel worsen disgust harm
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
shock wan contract canker gag
Rhyming Words
ken aken sken waken moken soken riken taken oaken naken aiken voken haken faken koken beken baken woken token liken
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