sicken
Meaning
- (transitive) To make ill.
- (intransitive) To become ill.
- (transitive) To fill with disgust or abhorrence.
- To lower the standing of.
- (intransitive) To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
- (intransitive) To become disgusting or tedious.
- (intransitive) To become weak; to decay; to languish.
Synonyms
fall sick
become ill
make ill
turn one’s stomach
be taken sick
make sick
become diseased
Translations
asquear
écœurer
Ekel erregen
disgustare
tenir nàusees
αηδιάζω emmalaltir-se
causar náuseas aFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪkən/
Etymology
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”).
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