sicken

verb

ˈsi-kən How to pronounce sicken (audio)
Definition of sickennext
as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river

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Recent Examples of sicken At the time, the FDA had gotten reports of at least 30 sickened people. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026 The news comes on the heels of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on New York City’s Upper East Side, around Museum Mile, which killed 11 people and sickened 94 this past summer. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Last year, another Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem killed seven people and sickened dozens of others. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Health officials ordered the immediate remediation of 10 rooftop cooling towers in the South Bronx after preliminary testing detected Legionella bacteria amid a growing Legionnaires’ disease cluster that has sickened nine people and left one dead. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sicken
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sicken
  1. disgust
  2. repulse
  3. appall
  4. nauseate
  5. horrify
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  • Janice was disgusted; Mary was emotionally devastated and financially ruined.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But discussing the importance of a top-10 win in October seemed to disgust Drinkwitz.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of disgust
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  • Her widowed aunt plays chaperone as Susanna attends heady lectures and repulses her many suitors.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Young people just aren’t interested, partly because they’re repulsed by bodily fluids.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of repulse
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  • Dorian Thornley, the proprietor of Westsider Rare and Used Books, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, gives a basic literary-knowledge quiz to the young college graduates applying to work there, and has been appalled at the results.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • He was especially encouraged by conversations with current Cornell students, who said the campus needs more people who are appalled by the current news.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of appall
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  • Many also feel nauseated, throw up or break out in a blotchy rash a few days in.
    — Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Some of their stomachs endure the nauseating exercise without producing vomit.
    — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of nauseate
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  • The incident Monday afternoon sparked horrified reactions on social media as eyewitnesses shared their experiences online.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Henry’s horrified too, but my guy’s also confused because instead of really feeling for what her husband has been through, Julia is cold and distant.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of horrify

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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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