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Objectionable vs Sickening - What's the difference?

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Objectionable is a related term of sickening.


As adjectives the difference between objectionable and sickening

is that objectionable is offensive and arousing disapproval; worthy of objection while sickening is causing sickness or disgust.

As a verb sickening is

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As a noun sickening is

the act of making somebody sick.

objectionable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Offensive and arousing disapproval; worthy of objection.
    • Before removing objectionable material, you'll have to decide what will offend people.

    Antonyms

    * unobjectionable

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "objectionable" is often applied: content, material, language.

    sickening

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing sickness or disgust.
  • Amazing, fantastic.

    • See also

    * loathsome * disgusting * abominable * detestable * hateful

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of making somebody sick.
  • * 2010 , Greg A. Marley, Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares
    • In the Northeast, one porcini look-alike has been implicated in several sickenings . It is Boletus huronensis , and though some guides call it edible, there have been a few cases of people becoming sickened following a meal of this mushroom.