infected B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #4606 Meanings 1 adj Having a disease or harmful organisms inside or on it. The cut became infected and started to swell. 2 verb Past tense and past participle of "infect": passed a disease to someone or something. The strange illness slowly infected the whole town. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having a disease or harmful... septic Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # infected **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 4606 ## Meanings 1. Having a disease or harmful organisms inside or on it. 2. Past tense and past participle of "infect": passed a disease to someone or something. ## Examples - The cut became infected and started to swell. - The strange illness slowly infected the whole town. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown