diseased

C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine

US /dɪˈzizd/ UK /dɪˈziːzd/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
affected by or suffering from disease; unhealthy

They felled the diseased elms before the blight could spread.

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Synonyms

1 adj · affected by or suffering... unhealthy sick ailing infected unwell morbidafflicted

Opposites

healthy well sound wholesome fit

Word family

Related forms disease ease ill

Etymology

From disease + -ed; disease from Old French desaise ('discomfort, lack of ease'), from des- ('without') + aise ('ease').

desaise Old French aise Old French

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Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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
- Health & Medicine
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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