sickened

verbrevolt, make ill

Synonyms for sickened

verb revolt, make ill

Antonyms for sickened

Word Origin & History

c.1200, "to become ill," from sick (adj.) + -en (1). Transitive sense of "to make sick" is recorded from 1610s. Related: Sickened; sickening. The earlier verb was simply sick (Old English seocan) "to be ill, fall ill."

Example Sentences for sickened

The daughter looked at me again, and sickened me with her unmeaning laughter.

I was oppressed, grieved, sickened, at the sad presentation of humanity.

There was a juiciness about the deed that might have sickened a scavenger.

I sickened at the sight of myself: how should I ever get rid of the demon?

My brother recovered at the period when I sickened from the infection of his disease.

Apprehensively I turned, and sickened to see that that which I had dreaded most was come to pass.

I can not describe to you how shocked, how sickened, how disgusted I became.

The thought of going back to a pittance a year sickened him.

Some sickened and turned away, but the bulk remained gloating.

Sickened and disgusted with the fickleness of mankind, I knew not where to turn.