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sicken

  • /ˈsɪkən/

Rhymes with -ɪkən

Where it comes from

From Middle English sekenen, equivalent to sick + -en. Cognate with Danish sygne (“to pine”), Swedish sjukna (“to fall ill; become sick”), Norwegian sykne, Icelandic sjúkna (“to sicken; become sick”).

verb sickens · sickening · sickened

  1. transitive To make ill. The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.
  2. intransitive To become ill. I will sicken if I don’t get some more exercise.
  3. transitive To fill with disgust or abhorrence. His arrogant behaviour sickens me.
  4. To lower the standing of. Whenever I get booed by opposition fans it only makes me more determined to sicken them.
  5. intransitive To be filled with disgust or abhorrence. Mine eyes did sicken at the sight.
  6. intransitive To become disgusting or tedious. The toiling pleasure sickens into pain.
  7. intransitive To become weak; to decay; to languish. All pleasures sicken, and all glories sink.

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verb to make ill

日本語病ませる yamaseru
Françaisrendre malade
Italianoammalare
العربيةأَمْرَضَ ʔamraḍa
עבריתהחליא hekhlí

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MLA

"sicken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sicken. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sicken. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sicken

Chicago

"sicken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sicken.

BibTeX
@misc{sicken_2026,
  title = {sicken},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sicken},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}