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sickening

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sick·en·ing  (sk-nng)
adj.
1. Revolting or disgusting; loathsome: a sickening stench.
2. Causing sickness.

sicken·ing·ly adv.

sickening
Adjective
1. causing horror or disgust: sickening scenes of violence
2. Informal extremely annoying
sickeningly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sickeningsickening - causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"

sickening
adjective disgusting, revolting, vile, offensive, foul, distasteful, repulsive, nauseating, loathsome, nauseous, gut-wrenching, putrid, stomach-turning (informal) cringe-making Brit. (informal) noisome, yucky or yukky (slang) yucko Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE delightful
Translations
Spanish sickening [ˈsɪknɪŋ] adj (fig) → asqueroso
French sickening [ˈsɪknɪŋ] sick adj (fig) → écœurant(e)révoltant(e)répugnant(e)
German sickening [ˈsɪknɪŋ] sick adj (fig) → widerlich, ekelhaft
Italian sickening [ˈsɪknɪŋ] adj (fig) → disgustoso/a, rivoltante

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with what a sickening sense of his unworthiness he now inserted it into the well-oiled lock and entered that citadel of the proprieties
I should have no qualms about tightening the rope round the neck of some human monster, or sticking a neat dagger or bullet into a dangerous, treacherous foe, but to kill a dream is a sickening business.
Better to cling to the smooth stone he kicked off his sandals of zitidar hide and with his bare feet braced himself against the sickening tilt, at the same time throwing his arms supportingly about the girl.
 
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