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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 [ˈsɪkənɪŋ]
adj
1. causing sickness or revulsion
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
Translations
sickening [ˈsɪknɪŋ]
1. (= disgusting) [sight, smell] → nauseabundo, asqueroso; [cruelty, crime] → espeluznante, repugnante; [waste] → indignante, escandaloso
a sickening feeling of failureuna asqueante or insoportable sensación de fracaso
a sickening feeling of panicun sensación de pánico atenazadora
2. (= annoying) [person, behaviour, situation] → odioso, exasperante
3. (= unpleasant) [blow, crunch] → tremendo
with a sickening thudcon un golpetazo tremendo

sickening [ˈsɪkənɪŋ] adj (= disgusting) → écœurant(e)

sickening
adj (lit)ekelerregend; smell, sight alsowiderlich; (= upsetting)erschütternd; (= disgusting, annoying)ekelhaft, zum Kotzen (sl); treatmentabscheulich; crueltywiderlich; delays, price increaseunerträglich; personekelhaft; his sickening habit of always being rightseine unerträgliche Angewohnheit, immer recht zu haben; the most sickening thing I’ve ever seendas Widerlichste, was ich je gesehen habe; we’re going to be late again — how sickeningwir kommen schon wieder zu spät — es ist einfach furchtbar

sickening [ˈsɪknɪŋ] adj (smell, sight) → nauseante (fig) (crime, waste, behaviour) → disgustoso/a, rivoltante; (crash) → pauroso/a (fam) (annoying) → esasperante
sickening [ˈsɪknɪŋ] adj (smell, sight) → nauseante (fig) (crime, waste, behaviour) → disgustoso/a, rivoltante; (crash) → pauroso/a (fam) (annoying) → esasperante

sickening مُمْرِض nechutný modbydelig ekelhaft αηδιαστικός repugnante kuvottava écœurant odvratan disgustoso 吐き気をもよおさせる 불쾌감을 주는 ziekmakend vemmelig mdlący repugnante тошнотворный vämjelig น่าสะอิดสะเอียน mide bulandırıcı kinh tởm 令人作呕的


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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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