sicken.
To make ill.
Meaning & usage
To make ill.
The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.
To become ill.
I will sicken if I don’t get some more exercise.
To fill with disgust or abhorrence.
His arrogant behaviour sickens me.
To lower the standing of.
To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
To become disgusting or tedious.
To become weak; to decay; to languish.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English sekenen, equivalent to sick + -en. Cognate with Danish sygne (“to pine”), Swedish sjukna (“to fall ill; become sick”), Norwegian sykne, Icelandic sjúkna (“to sicken; become sick”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.