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sickened

VERB

revolt, make ill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affect afflict disgust nauseate offend repel repulse

STRONG

derange disorder turn unhinge unsettle upset

WEAK

gross out reluct turn one's stomach

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attract please soothe

STRONG

order

WEAK

cure heal help make well mend

Example Sentences

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The worrisome outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus has sickened at least 336 people and killed 88.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The latest outbreak, which has killed three people and sickened five others, adds increased urgency to those efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

White was on to him like a shot and touched down for a smash-and-grab that sickened England.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Its business took a hit when it served tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in the U.S. from 2015 to 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

More instruments, certainly, than he really needed and all positioned so that Julia could not help but see them and be sickened by their hard, eager gleam.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson