sickening

Universal Words adjective 1 making you feel disgusted or shocked: She was the victim of a sickening attack. * the sickening stench of burnt flesh * He described what had happened in sickening detail. 2 making you afraid that sb has been badly hurt or that sth has been broken: Her head hit the ground with a sickening thud. * The truck hit a gully and gave a sickening lurch. 3 (informal, spoken) making you feel jealous or annoyed: 'She's off to the Bahamas for a month.' 'How sickening!' sickeningly adverb