worsen vs sicken
sicken vs worsenworsen and sicken both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| worsen | No | No | Yes | No |
| sicken | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
sicken is a hyponym of
worsen; that is, sicken is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
worsen:
- worsen: grow worse
- sicken: get sick
Other hyponyms of worsen include
inflame, come down, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop, deprive, impoverish, fail, tumble, drop away, drop off, fall away, slip, suffer, lose, suffer, regress, retrograde, retrogress, turn down.
| worsen (verb) | sicken (verb) |
|---|---|
| grow worse | get sick |
| make worse | make sick or ill |
| cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | |
| upset and make nauseated |
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