26984 words

sickened

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to become ill:

Examples:

literary The child sickened and died.
UK "You look feverish. Are you sickening for (= about to become ill with) something?"
3
to cause someone to feel unpleasant emotions, especially anger and shock:

Examples:

The violence in the film sickened me.
He was sickened by/at the number of people who were hurt in the crash.

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