sickening

in Vietnamese Kinh tởm, ghê sợ

BrE /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/ AmE /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/

adjective en → vi

1 DISGUSTING [attributive / predicative] B2

Kinh tởm, ghê sợ

causing a strong feeling of disgust or horror; extremely unpleasant

  • a sickening sight/smell/taste

Collocations sickening violence · sickening smell

  • The sight of the accident was truly sickening.

    Tình trạng tai nạn thật sự kinh tởm.

2 ILL [attributive / predicative] B1

Sick, bị bệnh

feeling or showing that you are ill; not feeling well

  • feel sick

Collocations sickening headache · sickening nausea

  • She felt sick after eating the bad food.

    Cô ấy cảm thấy buồn nôn sau khi ăn thức ăn hỏng.

3 VOMIT [attributive / predicative] C1

Gây ói, muốn nôn

causing or likely to cause vomiting; making you want to vomit

  • a sickening taste/smell

Collocations sickening smell of vomit · sickening taste of medicine

  • The smell was so sickening that it made me want to throw up.

    Mùi hôi thối đến mức khiến tôi muốn nôn.

4 EXTREME [attributive / predicative] C1

Đến cực điểm, quá đáng sợ

extremely bad or unpleasant; very great in degree

  • a sickening level of something

Collocations sickening level of violence · sickening degree of corruption

  • The level of pollution was truly sickening.

    Mức độ ô nhiễm thật sự đáng sợ.