Definition of INFECTED

infected

Meanings

Plural: infecteds

Verb

  • communicate a disease to
    • "Your children have infected you with this head cold"
  • contaminate with a disease or microorganism
  • corrupt with ideas or an ideology
    • "society was infected by racism"
  • affect in a contagious way
  • simple past and past participle of infect

Adjective

  • containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms

Adj

  • Having an infection.

Noun

  • One who has an infection.

Synonyms

infect, septic, taint

Antonyms

antiseptic, disinfect

Scrabble Score: 14

infected is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
infected is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
infected is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

infected is a valid Words With Friends word