Sicken

/ˈsɪkən/ verb

Definition

To make someone ill or feel nauseous; to cause disgust or moral revulsion in someone.

Etymology

From sick (unwell, from Old English seoc) + -en (verb suffix). The verb developed two parallel senses: physical illness and emotional disgust.

Kelly Says

During the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1920, people literally sickened and died so rapidly that entire towns lost their burial grounds, forcing mass graves and hasty cremations.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
siek maak
siek-maak
AMአማርኛ
መታለስ
መታለስ
ARالعربية
يمرض
يمرض
BGБългарски
разболявам се
разболявам-се
BNবাংলা
অসুস্থ করা
অসুস্থ-করা
CACatalà
emmalaltir
emmalaltir
CSČeština
onemocnět
onemocnět
DADansk
gøre syg
gøre-syg
DEDeutsch
krank machen
krank-machen
ELΕλληνικά
αρρωσταίνω
αρρωσταίνω
ESEspañol
enfermar
enfermar
ETEesti
haigestuma
haigestuma
EUEuskara
gaixotu
gaixotu
FAفارسی
بیمار کردن
بیمار-کردن
FISuomi
sairaaksi
sairaaksi
FRFrançais
rendre malade
rendre-malade
GLGalego
adoecer
adoecer
HEעברית
להחליש
להחליש
HIहिन्दी
बीमार करना
बीमार-करना
HRHrvatski
razboljeti
razboljeti
HUMagyar
megbetegszik
megbetegszik
IDBahasa Indonesia
membuat sakit
membuat-sakit
ITItaliano
ammalare
ammalare
JA日本語
病気にする
病気にする
KO한국어
아프게 하다
아프게-하다
LTLietuvių
susirgti
susirgti
LVLatviešu
saslimt
saslimt
MNМонгол
өвчлүүлэх
өвчлүүлэх
MSBahasa Melayu
menyebabkan sakit
menyebabkan-sakit
MYမြန်မာ
နေမကောင်းဖြစ်
နေမကောင်းဖြစ်
NLNederlands
ziek maken
ziek-maken
NONorsk
gjøre syk
gjøre-syk
PLPolski
zachorować
zachorować
PTPortuguês
adoecer
adoecer
RORomână
a îmbolnăvi
a-îmbolnăvi
RUРусский
заболеть
заболеть
SKSlovenčina
ochorieť
ochorieť
SLSlovenščina
zboletti
zboletti
SRСрпски
разболети
разболети
SVSvenska
göra sjuk
göra-sjuk
SWKiswahili
ugua
ugua
TAதமிழ்
நோயாக்கு
நோயாக்கு
TEతెలుగు
అనారోగ్యం కలిగించు
అనారోగ్యం-కలిగించు
THไทย
ทำให้ป่วย
ทำให้ป่วย
TRTürkçe
hastalandırmak
hastalandırmak
UKУкраїнська
захворіти
захворіти
URاردو
بیمار کرنا
بیمار-کرنا
VITiếng Việt
làm ốm
làm-ốm
ZH中文
使生病
使生病

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