Standard Lemma guide

diseased

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˈziːzd/
  • US: /dɪˈzizd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːzd
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 Z IY1 Z D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Affected with or suffering from disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of disease

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • diseased tonsils
  • a morbid growth
  • pathologic tissue
  • pathological bodily processes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: morbid, pathologic, pathological

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

* disease + -ed

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: sëmurë — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Arabic: مريض — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Armenian: հիվանդ (hivand) — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Bulgarian: болен (bolen) — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Bulgarian: заболял (zaboljal) — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Finnish: sairas — affected with of suffering from disease
  • French: malade — affected with of suffering from disease
  • German: krank — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Ancient Greek: νοσηρός (nosērós) — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Hungarian: beteg — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Hungarian: megbetegedett — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Indonesian: sakit — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Indonesian: berpenyakit — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Irish: aicídeach — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Irish: galrach — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Irish: galair — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Latin: aeger — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Latin: aegrōtus — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Māori: wheori — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Old English: ādliġ — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Russian: больно́й (bolʹnój) — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Swedish: sjuk — affected with of suffering from disease
  • Tocharian B: tekiññe — affected with of suffering from disease