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sicken

verb

get sick

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
ICKE
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈsɪkən

Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. get sick

    “She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital”

verb

  1. make sick or ill

    “This kind of food sickens me”

verb

  1. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

    “The pornographic pictures sickened us”

verb

  1. upset and make nauseated

    “The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach”

In context

Example Sentences

She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital
This kind of food sickens me
The pornographic pictures sickened us
The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach
The mold on the food sickened the diners

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