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Queasy vs Sickening - What's the difference?

queasy | sickening |

As adjectives the difference between queasy and sickening

is that queasy is experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach while sickening is causing sickness or disgust.

As a verb sickening is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun sickening is

the act of making somebody sick.

queasy

English

Alternative forms

* queazy

Adjective

(er)
  • experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach
  • easily troubled; squeamish

    • Derived terms

    * queasily * queasiness

    See also

    * nauseous * nauseated

    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.