sickening

[ sik-uh-ning ]

adjective

1. causing or capable of causing sickness, especially nausea, disgust, or loathing:

   sickening arrogance.

   Synonyms: loathsome, disgusting, nauseating

sickening

/ ˈsɪkənɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing sickness or revulsion
2. informal.
   extremely annoying

Derived Forms

• ˈsickeningly, adverb

Other Words From

• sicken·ing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of sickening¹

First recorded in 1715–25; sicken + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The Bishop called it an "absolutely sickening report", adding the focus needs to be on the victims and survivors who had had to wait years for the abuse to be fully exposed.

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Two women have been jailed for their part in a monkey torture ring and behaviour described by the judge as "depraved, sickening and wicked".

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The Letbys wrote they were were "shocked to the core" when they first read the "sickening allegations" against their daughter.

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Chief Constable Mark Hobrough, from Gwent Police, said Stringer was "dismissed from our services due to his sickening actions" and "despicable crimes".

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Andy Burrows, chief executive of the Molly Rose Foundation, said the creation of the bots was a "sickening action that will cause further heartache to everyone who knew and loved Molly".

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Related Words

• nasty
• putrid