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Meaning of Sickening | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ

Definitions

The act of making somebody sick.

Equivalents

العربية الإمراض
Български гаден противен
Deutsch abscheulich ekelerregend ekelhaft krankmachend scheußlich unerträglich widerlich widerwärtig
Español asqueante estomagante repugnante
Suomi ällöttävä oksettava yököttävä
Français à s’en rendre malade dégoûtant
Nederlands misselijkmakend walgelijk ziekmakend
Русский отвратительный тошнотворный

Examples

“In the Northeast, one porcini look-alike has been implicated in several sickenings. It is Boletus huronensis, and though some guides call it edible, there have been a few cases of people becoming sickened following a meal of this mushroom.”

CEFR level

C2
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See also

Sickeningly sickeningness Sickens Sicker Sickerly sickerness

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