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- [sik-uh n]
- /ˈsɪk ən/
- /ˈsɪk.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sik-uh n]
- /ˈsɪk ən/
Definitions of sicken word
- transitive verb sicken disgust 1
- intransitive verb sicken become ill 1
- verb sicken If something sickens you, it makes you feel disgusted. 0
- verb sicken If you sicken, you become ill. 0
- verb sicken to make or become sick, nauseated, or disgusted 0
- verb sicken to show symptoms (of an illness) 0
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Origin of sicken
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English seknen, sicnen; cognate with Old Norse sjūkna. See sick1, -en1
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Parts of speech for Sicken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sicken popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for sicken
verb sicken
- ail — If something ails a group or area of activity, it is a problem or source of trouble for that group or for people involved in that activity.
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- blow a fuse — If you blow a fuse, you suddenly become very angry and are unable to stay calm.
- bushing — an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes
Top questions with sicken
- they sicken of the calm who knew the storm?
See also
Matching words
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