Sick and Sickened

Sick

Sick adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.
Usage example: those coworkers who always seem to get sick immediately before or after long holiday weekends

Sickened and sick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sickened" instead an adjective "Sick".

Nearby Words: sickly, sicken, sickening, sickness, sicked

Sickened

Sickened adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.
Usage example: the sickened passengers were rushed to the emergency room for treatment

Sick and sickened are semantically related. You can use "Sick" instead an adjective "Sickened".

Nearby Words: sickening, sickener
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