Sicken — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

get sick

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪkən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪkən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪkən/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɪkən/.

Examples

The pornographic pictures sickened us
She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital
The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nauseate turn one's stomach churn up revolt disgust come down

Parts of Speech

verb	cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of “The pornographic pictures sickened us”
verb	get sick “She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital”
verb	upset and make nauseated “The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach”
verb	make sick or ill “This kind of food sickens me”

Word Forms

disgust	noun	strong feelings of dislike
nausea	noun	disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
nauseant	noun	a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erkranken

Abneigung hervorrufen; das moralische Empfinden verletzen

🇫🇷French

rendre malade

provoquer de l'aversion; offenser le sens moral de

🇪🇸Spanish

enfermar

causar aversión en; ofender el sentido moral de

🇮🇹Italian

malato

causare avversione; offendere il senso morale di

🇳🇱Dutch

ziek worden

afkeer veroorzaken in; het morele gevoel van beledigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

adoecer

causar aversão; ofender o senso moral de

🇷🇺Russian

болеть

вызвать отвращение у; оскорбить нравственное чувство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घृणा का अनुभव करना

में घृणा उत्पन्न करना; की नैतिक भावना को ठेस पहुँचाना

🇧🇩Bengali

অসুস্থ

ঘৃণার কারণ এর নৈতিক অনুভূতিকে আঘাত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

நோய்வாய்ப்பட்ட

உள்ள வெறுப்பை ஏற்படுத்தும்; என்ற தார்மீக உணர்வை புண்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

జబ్బుపడిన

లో విరక్తి కలిగించు; యొక్క నైతిక భావాన్ని కించపరచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आजारी

मध्ये घृणा निर्माण करणे; ची नैतिक भावना दुखावते

🇮🇳Gujarati

બીમાર

માં અણગમો કારણ; ની નૈતિક ભાવનાને નુકસાન પહોંચાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥ

ರಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ವೇಷವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ; ನೈತಿಕ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ಕೆರಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രോഗിയായ

വെറുപ്പ് ഉണ്ടാക്കുക; എന്ന ധാർമ്മിക ബോധത്തെ വ്രണപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਮਾਰ

ਵਿੱਚ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ; ਦੀ ਨੈਤਿਕ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਨੂੰ ਠੇਸ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیمار

میں نفرت پیدا کرنا کے اخلاقی احساس کو مجروح کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶心的

引起厌恶；触犯道德观念

🇯🇵Japanese

病気の

嫌悪感を引き起こす。～の道徳観を傷つける

🇰🇷Korean

싫증 나게 하다

혐오감을 유발하다; 도덕적 감각에 해를 끼치다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị bệnh

gây ra ác cảm trong; xúc phạm đến ý thức đạo đức của

🇹🇭Thai

ป่วย

ทำให้เกิดความเกลียดชังใน; ขัดต่อความรู้สึกทางศีลธรรมของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

jatuh sakit

menyebabkan keengganan; menyinggung perasaan moral

🇵🇭Filipino

nagkakasakit

maging sanhi ng pag-ayaw sa; saktan ang moral na kahulugan ng

🇲🇾Malay

sakit hati

menyebabkan keengganan dalam; menyinggung perasaan moral

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرض

تسبب النفور في؛ الإساءة إلى الشعور الأخلاقي

🇮🇷Persian

مریض

باعث بیزاری در; توهین به حس اخلاقی

🇹🇷Turkish

hastalanmak

nefrete neden olur; ahlaki duygusunu rahatsız etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחֲלוֹת

לגרום סלידה ב; לפגוע בחוש המוסרי של

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The primary meaning of 'sicken' is 'cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of'.

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Using 'sicken' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'sicken' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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