infected

CEFRC1

/ˌɪˈnfɛktɪd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Containing harmful germs or affected by a disease.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having an infection.

Examples

  • Be infected with the evil ways of the world.

  • The air was infected with photochemical smog.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. One who has an infection.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of infect

More examples

In context

  • Slowly, the strange alien virus infected the whole town.

  • The infected bodies were hastily piled up and burned.

  • Some infecteds tried to pick their way through the debris, but shards of brick cut their bare feet.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The harmful bacteria quickly blank the open wound, causing redness, pain, and swelling.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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