as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river
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Recent Examples of sicken
The 15-state outbreak has sickened at least 20, killing four, since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA began investigating cases of listeria poisoning, or listeriosis, in September.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Royal Caribbean International’s Serenade of the Seas cruise ship was hit with a norovirus outbreak that has sickened nearly 100 people.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Listeria infection, or listeriosis, is most likely to sicken pregnant people and newborns, adults over 65 and people with weakened immune systems.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The outbreak has sickened at least 20 people across 15 states, leading to 19 hospitalizations and 4 deaths.
—Amber Brenza, Health, 29 Sep. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Royal Caribbean International’s Serenade of the Seas cruise ship was hit with a norovirus outbreak that has sickened nearly 100 people.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Listeria infection, or listeriosis, is most likely to sicken pregnant people and newborns, adults over 65 and people with weakened immune systems.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The outbreak has sickened at least 20 people across 15 states, leading to 19 hospitalizations and 4 deaths.
—Amber Brenza, Health, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sicken
Verb
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People are disgusted with Israel’s response.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Christine assures him that she could never be disgusted with him.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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His family, dependent on his income and repulsed at what has become of their son, must then determine what is to be done with poor Gregor.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ron spends a lot of time bouncing around the web, fascinated and repulsed in equal measure.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That this face was his appalled him more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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How shocked and appalled and offended everyone seems to be by this.—
Nick Suss,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Feeling nauseated on shipboard canforce one to go below deck to recover.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The sound that accompanies his subsequent mechanical breakdown is every bit as nauseating as the show's more organic moments.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The crimes committed by Hamas and other armed factions on that day horrified us.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Family members of Kinman’s biological father said in a statement that they were horrified at the news.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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