sicken

Signification (Anglais)

1. (transitive) To make ill.
2. (intransitive) To become ill.
3. (transitive) To fill with disgust or abhorrence.
4. To lower the standing of.
5. (intransitive) To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
6. (intransitive) To become disgusting or tedious.
7. (intransitive) To become weak; to decay; to languish.

Concepts

écœurer

dégoûter

tomber malade

écoeurer

rendre malade

ulcérer

Synonymes

nauseate

disgust

fall ill

be taken ill

revolt

repel

come down

fall sick

become ill

churn up

make ill

take sick

turn one’s stomach

perturb

poison

ruin

scandalize

shock

⚡

sick

🤢

be taken sick

traumatize

unsettle

upset

make sick

take ill

pish

appall

become diseased

bore

catch

contract

disgusted

disquiet

distress

disturb

get

horrify

loathe

offend

outrage

Traductions

anwidern

asquear

disgustare

αηδιάζω

enjoar

Ekel erregen

tenir nàusees

emmalaltir

adoecer

enfermar

ammalarsi

erkranken

causar náuseas a

emmalaltir-se

hastalanmak

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɪkən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: sekenen

Appartenant à danois: sygne

Appartenant à suédois: sjukna

Appartenant à norvégien: sykne

Appartenant à islandais: sjúkna

In summary

From Middle English sekenen, equivalent to sick + -en. Cognate with Danish sygne (“to pine”), Swedish sjukna (“to fall ill; become sick”), Norwegian sykne, Icelandic sjúkna (“to sicken; become sick”).