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

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

From BBC

"The suffering the animals endured is sickening and sadistic; it's impossible to comprehend how anyone could find it enjoyable."

From BBC

US-based animal rights group Lady Freethinker, which also helped track the global network, said the "horrors being inflicted on innocent, baby monkeys for online videos are sickening".

From BBC

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

From BBC

It is sickening to see how much they’ve been persecuted by one political party, and how feckless the other political party has been about standing up for their rights.

From Slate

Related Words

• nasty
• putrid