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adjective
- 1. (of a person, organism, etc.) affected with a disease-causing organism: "rabies results from a bite by an infected dog"
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Learn the meaning of infected as an adjective that describes something or someone having an infection or contaminated with an infective agent. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries for infected.
Learn the definition of infected as an adjective for diseases, substances, objects, or computers. See how to use infected in sentences and compare with related words.
When someone's infected, they've been exposed to an organism that causes a disease. It's too late for an infected person to get a flu vaccine — they already have the flu. In some cases, bodies of water can be described as infected, or contaminated with bacteria that can make people sick.
INFECT definition: 1. to pass a disease to a person, animal, or plant: 2. If a place, wound, or substance is…. Learn more.
Learn the meaning of 'infected' as an adjective to describe something or someone with a communicable disease, contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms, or causing a disease to spread. See examples, synonyms, and related words.
Definition of infected adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to taint or contaminate with something that affects quality, character, or condition unfavorably: to infect the air with poison gas. to corrupt or affect morally: The news of the gold strike infected him with greed. to imbue with some pernicious belief, opinion, etc. Synonyms: corrupt, damage.
