Definition & Meaning of "sickening"in English

sickening

causing a feeling of disgust or nausea

abhorrent

detestable

disgusting

horrid

loathsome

Grammatical Information

Composition

present participle adjective

qualitative

Superlative

most sickening

Comparative

more sickening

gradable

domain

emotion, perception, health

Examples

The sickening sight of the mangled wreckage left everyone feeling nauseated.

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sickeningly

sickeningness

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