- Diseased
- Diseased Dis*eased", a.
Afflicted with disease.
[1913 Webster]
It is my own diseased imagination that torments me. --W. Irving.
Syn: See {Morbid}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Diseased
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diseased — index peccant (unhealthy), pestilent, tainted (contaminated), unsound (not strong) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
diseased — late 15c., pp. adj. from M.E. verb disesen to make uneasy; inflict pain (mid 14c.), later to have an illness or infection (late 14c.); to infect with a disease (late 15c.), from DISEASE (Cf. disease) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
diseased — *unwholesome, morbid, sickly, pathological … New Dictionary of Synonyms
diseased — [adj] unhealthy afflicted, ailing, indisposed, infected, infectious, infirm, rotten, sick, sickly, tainted, unsound, unwell, unwholesome; concept 314 Ant. fit, healthy … New thesaurus
diseased — [[t]dɪzi͟ːzd[/t]] 1) ADJ Something that is diseased is affected by a disease. The arteries are diseased and a transplant is the only hope... Clear away dead or diseased plants. Ant: healthy 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n (emphasis) If you say that someone s… … English dictionary
Diseased — Disease Dis*ease , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diseased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diseasing}.] 1. To deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to distress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His double burden did him sore disease. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To derange the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diseased — adj. Diseased is used with these nouns: ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑tissue … Collocations dictionary
diseased — adjective the diseased trees have been marked with red paint Syn: unhealthy, ill, sick, unwell, ailing, sickly, unsound; infected, septic, contaminated, blighted, rotten, bad, abnormal … Thesaurus of popular words
diseased — disease ► NOUN ▪ a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms. DERIVATIVES diseased adjective. ORIGIN Old French desaise lack of ease … English terms dictionary
diseased in mind — index non compos mentis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
