sickening
adjective
sick·en·ing
ˈsi-kə-niŋ 
ˈsik-niŋ
: causing sickness or disgust
a sickening odor
a sickening display
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a sickening display of selfishness
We heard the squeal of brakes and a sickening thud.
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While the American food supply is among the safest in the world, the Food and Drug Administration estimates that there are about 48 million cases of foodborne illness annually – the equivalent of sickening 1 in 6 Americans each year.
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Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Los Angeles County is suing the owner of Chiquita Canyon Landfill for failing to control a high-temperature chemical reaction that is cooking garbage and sickening nearby residents.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
And to sit up there, man, and to be just blatantly hypocritical is funny and sickening at the same time.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Reviews of the film at the time tended to single out the career-best performance of Jason Patric, primarily because, as the aggro, rape-minded workout buddy to Eckhart’s weak-spined Barry, Patric’s is the showiest and most sickening role.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Los Angeles County is suing the owner of Chiquita Canyon Landfill for failing to control a high-temperature chemical reaction that is cooking garbage and sickening nearby residents.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
And to sit up there, man, and to be just blatantly hypocritical is funny and sickening at the same time.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Reviews of the film at the time tended to single out the career-best performance of Jason Patric, primarily because, as the aggro, rape-minded workout buddy to Eckhart’s weak-spined Barry, Patric’s is the showiest and most sickening role.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Sickening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickening. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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sickening
adjective
sick·en·ing
ˈsik-(ə-)niŋ
: causing sickness or nausea
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