sicken

Verb

Verb Forms: sickened, sickening, sickens

To make someone feel ill or disgusted.
cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
- "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
get sick
upset and make nauseated
- "The mold on the food sickened the diners"
make sick or ill
- "This kind of food sickens me"
To make ill.
To become ill.
To fill with disgust or abhorrence.
To lower the standing of.
To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
To become disgusting or tedious.
To become weak; to decay; to languish.

Examples

His arrogant behaviour sickens me.
I will sicken if I don’t get some more exercise.
The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.
The thought of drawing a ’Q’ without a ’U’ would sicken any Words With Friends player.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 12

sicken: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sicken: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sicken: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

sicken: valid Words With Friends Word