sickeningness
- noun
- /ˈsɪkənɪŋnəs/
- The sickeningness of the spoiled food made her feel nauseous.
Examples
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Many people complained about the sickeningness of the overly sweet dessert.
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He grimaced at the sickeningness of the pungent odor wafting from the garbage.
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You can't deny the sickeningness of this idol dude.
Synonyms
An unpleasant feeling that stays after something rude or upsetting
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
Extreme ugliness that makes people feel shocked or disgusted
How gross or unpleasant something is
A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away
A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting
A strong feeling that makes you feel sick because of a bad taste or smell
A bad taste that makes you not want to eat something
A quality of food or drink that tastes bad
A very unpleasant taste or smell that makes you reject food
A strong, bitter smell or taste that burns the nose
Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike
A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike
Antonyms
How Disgusting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sickeningness comes from the common word sick, meaning 'ill' or 'nauseous', plus the endings -en ('to make') and -ness ('quality'). So it literally means 'the quality of making you sick', which is why it describes something that causes strong disgust or is very unpleasant to taste.