sicken

Verb
  1. Cause aversion in;
    Offend the moral sense of (synset 201812341)
    "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
    is a type of: repel, repulse - be repellent to; cause aversion in
    subtypes: appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock - strike with disgust or revulsion
    same as: churn up, disgust, nauseate, revolt
  2. Get sick (synset 200087206)
    "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
    is a type of: decline, worsen - grow worse
    subtypes:
    • wan - become pale and sickly
    • contract, get, take - be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
    • canker - become infected with a canker
    same as: come down
  3. Upset and make nauseated (synset 202199637)
    "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners"
    is a type of: disgust, gross out, repel, revolt - fill with distaste
    same as: nauseate, turn one's stomach
  4. Make sick or ill (synset 200087961)
    "This kind of food sickens me"
    is a type of: harm - cause or do harm to
    subtypes: choke, gag - cause to retch or choke

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