📖 Definitions of "Diseased"
verb
- 1
To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
- 2
To infect with a disease.
adjective
- 1
Affected with or suffering from disease.
🔄 Synonyms of "Diseased"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| morbid | (by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. |
| unhealthy | characterized by, or conducive to poor health |
| pathological | (medicine) Relating to, amounting to, or caused by a physical or mental disorder. |
| pathologic | (dated) Caused by or related to disease, pathology. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Diseased"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| morbid | (by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. |
| unhealthy | characterized by, or conducive to poor health |
| pathological | (medicine) Relating to, amounting to, or caused by a physical or mental disorder. |
| pathologic | (dated) Caused by or related to disease, pathology. |
| illnessnoun | (uncountable) A state of bad health or disease. |
| sicknessnoun | The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness. |
| unwell | Not in good health; not feeling well; somewhat ill |
| sick | (less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill. |
| ailing | Sickly; sick; ill; unwell. |
| infirm | Weak or ill, not in good health. |
| insane | Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. |
| crazy | Very excited or enthusiastic. |
| mad | (chiefly US; informal in UK and Ireland) Angry, annoyed. |
| ill | Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel. |
| patient | (of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting. |
| pathologynoun | The study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences; now usually and especially in the clinical and academic medicine subsenses defined below. |
| infected | Having an infection. |
| iilnoun | — |
| plague-ridden | Infected with or suffering from bubonic plague or another epidemic illness. (of a person, animal, body or object) |
| afflicted | Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability. |
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