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diseased

Saydi-ZEEZD/dɪˈzizd/UK/dɪˈziːzd/

2 meanings of diseased

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Sick or unhealthy because of an illness.

    Like an apple with a brown, rotten spot growing inside it.

    The farmer cut down the diseased tree before it spread to the others.

    Doctors removed the diseased tissue during the operation.

    Similarinfected, sick, ill, ailing, unhealthy

    Oppositehealthy, sound

  2. 2
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of disease. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.
    Note

diseased is a form of disease

disease, verb: To give a disease to a person, animal, or plant. Full entry

Forms
diseasediseases he/she/itdiseasing -ing formdiseased past tense, past participle
Spelling
disease → diseased: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

This word comes from "disease" plus the ending "-ed".