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sickeningness

sickeningness

9.4
A strong feeling of disgust caused by a bad taste, often from food or drink
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪkənɪŋnəs/
translation icon : asquerosidad
  • The sickeningness of the spoiled food made her feel nauseous.

Examples

  • Many people complained about the sickeningness of the overly sweet dessert.

  • He grimaced at the sickeningness of the pungent odor wafting from the garbage.

  • You can't deny the sickeningness of this idol dude.

Synonyms

bad taste
vssickeningness
21 4.1

An unpleasant feeling that stays after something rude or upsetting

focuses on immediate strong disgust caused by taste itself
vileness
vssickeningness
2 8.0

Very bad and morally wrong behavior

refers to strong disgust from taste, not moral wrongdoing
hideousness
vssickeningness
2 6.3

Extreme ugliness that makes people feel shocked or disgusted

is focused on intense taste disgust rather than visual ugliness
disgustingness
vssickeningness
1 6.5

How gross or unpleasant something is

places special emphasis on disgust caused by taste experiences
repulsiveness
vssickeningness
1 7.0

A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away

is specifically about extreme disgust triggered by taste sensations
loathsomeness
vssickeningness
1 9.1

A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting

highlights acute disgust from taste rather than general abhorrence
nauseatingness
vssickeningness
9.4

A strong feeling that makes you feel sick because of a bad taste or smell

is about strong disgust at taste rather than actual nausea
unpalatability
vssickeningness
8.6

A bad taste that makes you not want to eat something

implies extreme disgust and makes one feel sick from taste
unpalatableness
vssickeningness
9.1

A quality of food or drink that tastes bad

signals strong repulsion to taste, more intense than mere dislike
unsavoriness
vssickeningness
  • US
8.8

A very unpleasant taste or smell that makes you reject food

expresses extreme disgust at taste rather than mild blandness
acridness
vssickeningness
8.1

A strong, bitter smell or taste that burns the nose

refers to causing strong disgust beyond just bitter sensation
distastefulness
vssickeningness
6.1

Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike

signals extreme unpalatability and physical revulsion from taste
odiousness
vssickeningness
  • Formal
9.0

A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike

relates to sensory disgust from taste rather than moral hatred

Antonyms

How pleasant food or drink tastes

How Disgusting

revulsion
18 6.3
sickeningness
9.4
disgust
87 2.0

Surface Forms

sickeningness singular

Morphology

sickeningness = sickening (transparent) = sick + en + ing + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the clearly interpretable adjective 'sickening', yielding the quality or state.

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.