different between sicken vs repel
sicken
English
Etymology
From Middle English sekenen, equivalent to sick +? -en. Cognate with Danish sygne (“to pine”), Swedish sjukna (“to fall ill; become sick”), Norwegian sykne, Icelandic sjúkna (“to sicken; become sick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?k?n/
- Rhymes: -?k?n
Verb
sicken (third-person singular simple present sickens, present participle sickening, simple past and past participle sickened)
- (transitive) To make ill.
- The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.
- (intransitive) To become ill.
- I will sicken if I don’t get some more exercise.
- (transitive) To fill with disgust or abhorrence.
- His arrogant behaviour sickens me.
- (sports) To lower the standing of.
- (intransitive) To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
- (intransitive) To become disgusting or tedious.
- (intransitive) To become weak; to decay; to languish.
Translations
Derived terms
- sickening
Anagrams
- sincke
German
Etymology
From Central Franconian secke (“to piss”), from Proto-Germanic *saikijan?, whence also archaic German seichen. The Central Franconian -ck- may be irregular or may be from a geminated variant Proto-Germanic *sikk?n? (compare German sickern). The figurative sense “to be annoyed, to complain” is also found in cognate Dutch zeiken. Compare English pissed off.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?z?k?n/
Verb
sicken (weak, third-person singular present sickt, past tense sickte, past participle gesickt, auxiliary haben)
- (regional, colloquial, western Germany) to piss
- (regional, colloquial, western Germany) to be annoyed; to be pissed off; to complain
Usage notes
- The figurative sense is used chiefly in the colloquial progressive with am (as above).
Conjugation
Derived terms
- sickig
Swedish
Pronoun
sicken c sicket n sicka, sickna pl
- (colloquial) what a; expresses a (often strong) feeling such as surprise, disappointment; liking, disliking
Synonyms
- vilken
Anagrams
- Nickes
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repel
English
Etymology
From Middle English repellen, a borrowing from Old French *repeller, from Latin repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”). Doublet of repeal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???p?l/
Verb
repel (third-person singular simple present repels, present participle repelling, simple past and past participle repelled)
- (transitive, now rare) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. [from 15th c.]
- (transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). [from 15th c.]
- (transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). [from 15th c.]
- (transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.). [from 15th c.]
- 2011, Ian Traynor, The Guardian, 19 May 2011:
- In nearby Zintan, rebels repelled an advance by Gaddafi's forces, killing eight and taking one prisoner, a local activist said.
- 2011, Ian Traynor, The Guardian, 19 May 2011:
- (transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force. [from 17th c.]
- (transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust. [from 18th c.]
- 2008, The Guardian, 26 Jan 2008:
- However, while the idea of a free holiday appeals enormously, I am frankly repelled by the idea of spending a couple of weeks in your company.
- 2008, The Guardian, 26 Jan 2008:
- (transitive, sports) To save (a shot).
Synonyms
- (nonstandard, rare) withdrive
Antonyms
- attract
Related terms
- repulse
- repulsion
- repulsive
- repellent
Translations
Further reading
- repel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- repel in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- repel at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Epler, Lepre, leper
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