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Added 10 October 2026

sicken

/ˈsɪkən/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sicken at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of.
The pornographic pictures sickened us
Get sick.
She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital
Upset and make nauseated.
The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach

Origin

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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