diseased C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /dɪˈzizd/ UK /dɪˈziːzd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj affected by or suffering from disease; unhealthy They felled the diseased elms before the blight could spread. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · affected by or suffering... unhealthysickailinginfectedunwellmorbidafflicted ↔ Opposites healthywellsoundwholesomefit Word family Related forms diseaseeaseill Etymology AI details From disease + -ed; disease from Old French desaise ('discomfort, lack of ease'), from des- ('without') + aise ('ease'). desaise Old French aise Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # diseased **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈzizd/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈziːzd/ ## Meanings 1. affected by or suffering from disease; unhealthy ## Examples - They felled the diseased elms before the blight could spread. ## Synonyms - unhealthy - sick - ailing - infected - unwell - morbid - afflicted ## Antonyms - healthy - well - sound - wholesome - fit ## Related Forms - disease - ease - ill ## Roots and Affixes - Root: desaise - Root: aise ## Etymology From disease + -ed; disease from Old French desaise ('discomfort, lack of ease'), from des- ('without') + aise ('ease'). ## AI Etymology Diseased is from disease + -ed; disease from Old French desaise ('discomfort, lack of ease'), from des- ('without') + aise ('ease'). Important recorded forms include desaise (Old French) and aise (Old French). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers affected by or suffering from disease; unhealthy. The wider family includes related words such as disease, ease, and ill. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown