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View synonyms for sickening

sickening

[ sik-uh-ning ]

adjective

  1. causing or capable of causing sickness, especially nausea, disgust, or loathing:

    sickening arrogance.

    Synonyms: loathsome, disgusting, nauseating



sickening

/ ˈsɪkənɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing sickness or revulsion
  2. informal.
    extremely annoying
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsickeningly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • sicken·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sickening1

First recorded in 1715–25; sicken + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

Post-”Succession” Jeremy Strong might get a lot of flack for his method approach to roles, but his brand of severity works perfectly for the sickening depiction of Roy Cohn in “The Apprentice.”

From Salon

A forum representing the hostages' families condemned the video as a "sickening display of cruelty".

From BBC

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said exploitation like this was "sickening", adding that legislation would ensure victims were "properly protected and prevent these often hidden crimes from occurring in the first place".

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"It wasn't funny at all, it was quite sickening really," he said.

From BBC

Plastic straws were also noted sticking out of sea turtle nostrils, and sickening or killing seabirds, fish, manatees, dolphins and other marine mammals.

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