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- [in-fekt]
- /ɪnˈfɛkt/
- /ɪnˈfektɪd/
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- [in-fekt]
- /ɪnˈfɛkt/
Definitions of infected word
- verb with object infected to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs. 1
- verb with object infected to affect with disease. 1
- verb with object infected to taint or contaminate with something that affects quality, character, or condition unfavorably: to infect the air with poison gas. 1
- verb with object infected to corrupt or affect morally: The news of the gold strike infected him with greed. 1
- verb with object infected to imbue with some pernicious belief, opinion, etc. 1
- verb with object infected to affect with a computer virus. 1
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Origin of infected
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English infecten < Latin infectus (past participle of inficere to immerse in dye, discolor, taint, poison), equivalent to in- in-2 + -fec-, combining form of facere to do1, make (see fact) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Infected
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
infected popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
infected usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for infected
adjective infected
- contaminated — made impure by the addition of a harmful or undesirable substance
- polluted — made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted: swimming in polluted waters.
- tainted — a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- impure — not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature: impure water and air.
- diseased — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
Antonyms for infected
adjective infected
verb with object infected
- disinfected — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
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