Definition of infected Infected

/ɪnfɛˈktʌd/ - [infektud] -

We found 5 definitions of infected from 5 different sources.

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What does infected mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

infected - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"
  septic
  antiseptic devoid of objectionable language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"
  germy full of germs or pathological microorganisms; "the water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy"
  unhealthful detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint"
  abscessed infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth"
  pestiferous, dirty unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"
  contaminative making impure by contact or mixing
  purulent, pussy containing pus; "a purulent wound"
  infective, infectious able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria"
  putrefacient, putrefactive causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • infected (Adjective)
    Referring to something that has received an infection.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • infected (imp. & p. p.)
    of Infect

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • infected
    Referring to something or someone that has received an infection.

Part of speech

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  • infected, verb, past participle of infect (infinitive).
  • infected, verb, past simple of infect (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

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