1
as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
the sickened passengers were rushed to the emergency room for treatment
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2
as in shocked
filled with disgust
many audience members, sickened by the movie's graphic violence, walked out of the theater before the end
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as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust
sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river
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Recent Examples of sickened
Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The exposure came amid an ongoing outbreak of the virulent disease in Utah, which so far has sickened 42 people.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Penda Health, a network of medical clinics in Kenya, treats an enormous range of patients, from newborns sickened by malaria to construction workers who have fallen off buildings.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
And at least 8 percent of people sickened by measles this year had gotten one or more doses of the MMR vaccine—living proof that vaccinated people are also at risk when illnesses are given room to maneuver.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
In late August, contaminated oysters sickened several people in Louisiana, killing two people and sending 22 others to the hospital.
—Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Influencer content promoting the consumption of raw milk has grown prolific online, even as outbreaks of foodborne illnesses linked to unpasteurized dairy have recently sickened consumers across the country.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Across the Harlem River, at least six people have died and more than 100 have been sickened recently in a Legionnaires' cluster that has plagued the area this summer.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Three people were killed and at least 17 were sickened in that outbreak, which led to a large recall this summer.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The exposure came amid an ongoing outbreak of the virulent disease in Utah, which so far has sickened 42 people.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Penda Health, a network of medical clinics in Kenya, treats an enormous range of patients, from newborns sickened by malaria to construction workers who have fallen off buildings.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
And at least 8 percent of people sickened by measles this year had gotten one or more doses of the MMR vaccine—living proof that vaccinated people are also at risk when illnesses are given room to maneuver.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
In late August, contaminated oysters sickened several people in Louisiana, killing two people and sending 22 others to the hospital.
—Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Influencer content promoting the consumption of raw milk has grown prolific online, even as outbreaks of foodborne illnesses linked to unpasteurized dairy have recently sickened consumers across the country.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Across the Harlem River, at least six people have died and more than 100 have been sickened recently in a Legionnaires' cluster that has plagued the area this summer.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickened
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Today’s over-85 cohort may also be frailer and sicker than the oldest-old were 30 years ago, Gill added, because contemporary medicine can keep people alive longer.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Officials don't recommend consuming any meat from animals that are visibly sick, but healthy deer harvested from areas where EHD has been present are still safe to eat, the DNR says.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And then at Veejay’s station — well, there are no clothes made yet, and Christian is shocked.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Violence prevention members ‘shocked’ at decision In addition to mockery from gun groups, the program met stiff opposition from its own members and longtime supporters.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Calling the mass killing of civilians in Gaza a genocide is contentious as well, but even patriotic Israelis disgusted by their own government have begun to use the term.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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They were disgusted by the comments.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This involves having a poorly or non-functioning colon and is not usually reversible.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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The researchers and their partners are also working to track local residents’ health and to measure how well or poorly interventions like masks and household air filters protected them.—
Maggie Astor,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Jackson was repulsed at the idea of the film being shown to the public, as was Zapruder, who quickly settled again with Time-Life.—
Time,
Time,
20 Sep. 2025
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At almost the same time, the Grenadian Army repulsed special operations forces sent to capture Richmond Hill Prison and Fort Rupert.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Many of the people opining and whining about how this moment could be as bad or worse than the 2000 bust are uninformed or ahistorical.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Thankfully, my passport wasn’t stolen, nor was it stranded somewhere in the middle of the rainforest (my worst fear at the time).—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hollywood leaders were astonished; free speech groups were appalled; and the episode triggered a multi-day news cycle about free speech and corporate capitulation to political pressure.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Many of the people who commented on the amendment said they were appalled by O’Hare’s cuts to the Democrats’ budgets.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
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The poster, who left her Border collie there for a few days, was horrified to discover the day care had not only lost her dog, but had also tried to cover it up.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Elizabeth Germy, a Ford City resident, said she was horrified by what was found.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Sickened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickened. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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