English Explanatory Dictionary

sicken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make ill.
  2. To become ill.
  3. To fill with disgust or abhorrence.
  4. To lower the standing of.
  5. To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
  6. To become disgusting or tedious.
  7. To become weak; to decay; to languish.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪkən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sicken.wav

Word forms

sicken sickens sickening sickened

Etymology

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”).

Derived words

sickened sickener sickening unsicken
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