sicken
English
/ˈsɪkən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To make ill.
- (intransitive) To become ill.
- (transitive) To fill with disgust or abhorrence.
- (sports) To lower the standing of.
- (intransitive) To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
- (intransitive) To become disgusting or tedious.
- (intransitive) To become weak; to decay; to languish.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sekenen suffix from English sick.
Origin
English
sick
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airsick English
- brainsick English
- bussick English
- carsick English
- cropsick English
- dogsick English
- dope sick English
- greensick English
- guilt-sick English
- heartsick English
- heatsick English
- homesick English
- iron-sick English
- lovesick English
- oversick English
- seasick English
- sick English
- sick-wagon English
- sickbag English
- sickbay English
- sickbed English
- sickener English
- sickenest English
- sickeneth English
- sicker English
- sickfic English
- sickhouse English
- sickie English
- sickish English
- sickless English
- sickly English
- sickness English
- sicknik English
- sicko English
- sickout English
- sickroom English
- sicky English
- soulsick English
- spacesick English
- thoughtsick English
- trainsick English
- turnsick English
- unsick English
- insjukna Swedish
- sjuk Swedish
- sjukna Swedish
- sekenen Middle English
- sik Middle English
- sik Tok Pisin
- sxih Navajo, Navaho
- siki Pijin
- sick
- sicko
- sicky
- sicker
- sickly
- sickie
- unsick
- sickfic
- dogsick
- carsick
- sickout
- sickbag
- sicknik
- sickbed
- airsick
- bussick
- sickbay
- seasick
- sickish
- soulsick
- oversick
- cropsick
- homesick
- sickness
- sickless
- sickener
- sickroom
- turnsick
- heatsick
- lovesick
- heartsick
- sickenest
- brainsick
- sickhouse
- trainsick
- iron-sick
- sickeneth
- greensick
- dope sick
- spacesick
- sick-wagon
- guilt-sick
- thoughtsick