to sicken

Examples

• All

• -She must have sickened last night.

  Isle of the Dead (1945)

• After eating the contaminated food, several diners began to sicken shortly thereafter.

• From the face of one of the judges, it could be seen that he was sickened by the applause.

  Fiction book (2001)

• When he finally succeeded, the sudden revelation sickened him.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Often, the first indication of a problem is a report of sickened diners.

  Academic text (2007)

• Nobody was sickened from their exposure to the substance, Fragala said.

  Blog text (28)

• And now Yabril's heart sickened; he felt a wave of dizziness.

  Fiction book (1990)

• So far, an estimated 344 people have been sickened and 25 killed as a result of being injected with contaminated medications.

  Blog text (8)

• Cholera has sickened almost 600,000 people and killed more than 7,400 since October 2010 in Haiti.

  Blog text (10)

• Between 10,000 and 20,000 people were sickened, some 1,500 permanently disabled, and 80 to 120 died.

  Blog text (11)

Synonyms

G

to get sick

vsto sicken

378 1.0

Become ill and have signs like fever or cough

is more general, referring to becoming unwell without stressing symptoms

T

to take ill

vsto sicken

9 5.6

To become sick suddenly

is used for any onset of unwellness, not only sudden cases

F

to feel unwell

vsto sicken

3 1.8

To be sick or slightly ill

implies actual onset of illness rather than a vague sense of discomfort

Antonyms

R

to recover

748 2.5

Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money

H

to heal

481 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

How Sick

collapse

350 4.1

to sicken

5 3.0

to take ill

9 5.6

to feel unwell

3 1.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology