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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesekelhaft
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈeːkl̩haft/
"Das war ein ekelhaftes Verbrechen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing or capable of causing nausea or physical disgust.
"There was a sickening thud as the car hit the barrier." - 2
Extremely unpleasant, offensive, or morally repulsive.
"He was convicted of a sickening crime against the community."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'sicken', which originates from Middle English 'siken', coming from Old English 'sēoc' (sick) combined with the verbal suffix '-en'. The participial adjective form evolved to describe things that cause physical nausea or extreme moral disgust.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sickening" is said worldwide
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écœurant
Transliteration: /ekœʁɑ̃/
"C'est une odeur écœurante."
ekelhaft
Transliteration: /ˈeːkl̩haft/
"Das war ein ekelhaftes Verbrechen."
nauseabondo
Transliteration: /nauzeaˈbondo/
"Provava un sentimento nauseabondo."
repugnante
Transliteration: /repuɣˈnante/
"Fue un crimen repugnante."
nojento
Transliteration: /nuˈʒentu/
"Aquilo foi um espetáculo nojento."
घिनौना
Transliteration: ghinauna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह एक घिनौना अपराध था।"
令人作呕的
Transliteration: lìng rén zuò ǒu de
Script: 中文汉字
"这是一个令人作呕的罪行。"
역겨운
Transliteration: yeok-gyeo-un
Script: 한국어 한글
"그것은 역겨운 광경이었다."
むかつくような
Transliteration: mukatsuku yō na
Script: 日本語
"それはむかつくような犯罪だった。"
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