sick·en·ing

[sik-uh-ning]
adjective
causing or capable of causing sickness, especially nausea, disgust, or loathing: sickening arrogance.

Origin:
1715–25; sicken + -ing2

sick·en·ing·ly, adverb


nauseating, disgusting, loathsome.
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sick·en

[sik-uhn]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to make or become sick.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English seknen, sicnen; cognate with Old Norse sjūkna. See sick1, -en1

re·sick·en, verb
un·sick·ened, adjective


repulse, revolt, disgust, upset.
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sicken (ˈsɪkən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb (often foll by for)
1.  to make or become sick, nauseated, or disgusted
2.  to show symptoms (of an illness)

sickening (ˈsɪkənɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  causing sickness or revulsion
2.  informal extremely annoying
 
'sickeningly
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

sicken
c.1200, "to become sick," originally the verb was simply sick (c.1150), from sick (adj.). Transf. sense of "to make sick" is recorded from 1694.
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Example sentences
It is sickening that academics would praise this behavior.
The food is rich and plentiful, and cooked with the primary goal of not
  sickening anyone.
The walls were soaking wet, and the smell was sickening.
It is so sickening to hear right wing fanatics talking about liberty as though
  they themselves got by with no help from anyone.
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