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sick·en·ing
 sickening
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- pronunciation:
- sI
k
nIng
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
causing or able to cause illness, esp. nausea.
The sickening smell in the room caused even one of the medics to be ill.- synonyms:
- nauseating, nauseous
- similar words:
- baneful, noisome, noxious, offensive, pernicious
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| definition 2: |
disgusting; loathsome; distasteful.
The cruelty with which this child was treated is sickening.- synonyms:
- disgusting, execrable, loathsome, offensive, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, vile
- similar words:
- abhorrent, abominable, disagreeable, distasteful, foul, gross, mawkish, nasty, nauseous, noisome, odious, sordid
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| related words: |
hideous, loathsome, morbid, putrid, rotten, sour, ugly |
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| derivation: |
sickeningly (adv.) |
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