diseased
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diseased
infirm; inflicted with a disease
Not to be confused with:
deceased – no longer living; dead
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dis·eased
(dĭ-zēzd′)adj.
1. Affected with disease.
2. Unsound or disordered.
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diseased
(dɪˈziːzd)adj
(Pathology) having or affected with disease
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Adj. | 1. | diseased - caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes" unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" |
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diseased
adjective
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diseased
[dɪˈziːzd] ADJ [person, animal, plant] → enfermo; [tissue] → dañado, afectado; [mind] → enfermo, morbosoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
diseased
[dɪˈziːzd] adjCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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[dɪˈziːzd] adj → malato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
diseased
a. enfermo-a.
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