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sickened

VERB

revolt, make ill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affect afflict disgust nauseate offend repel repulse

STRONG

derange disorder turn unhinge unsettle upset

WEAK

gross out reluct turn one's stomach

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attract please soothe

STRONG

order

WEAK

cure heal help make well mend

Example Sentences

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The latest outbreak, which has killed three people and sickened five others, adds increased urgency to those efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Examples include people being sickened with, and dying from, rat-borne diseases such as leptospirosis after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Six people have been sickened, including one who is in intensive care in South Africa.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

White was on to him like a shot and touched down for a smash-and-grab that sickened England.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

I told Luzan what I could; for years I felt disordered by it, sickened, until I released the secret to him.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee