CEFR B1

diseased

adjective

Meaning

Suffering from a disease or showing symptoms of a disease.

The vet examined the diseased animal, trying to determine the cause of its illness.
He worried that his diseased lungs would prevent him from ever climbing a mountain again.

Synonyms: sick, ill, unwell, morbid

adjective

Pronunciation: /dɪˈziːzd/

Suffering from a disease or showing symptoms of a disease.

The vet examined the diseased animal, trying to determine the cause of its illness.
He worried that his diseased lungs would prevent him from ever climbing a mountain again.
The gardener removed the diseased branches from the tree to stop the infection from spreading.

diseased with (prepositional phrase): To be affected by a specific disease. — "The plant was diseased with a fungal infection."

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