infected

verbadjectivenouncommon in dialogue

United States

Having an infection.

verb

1
Also a form of infectsimple past and past participle of infect
Slowly, the strange alien virus infected the whole town.

adjective

1
Having an infection.
The infected bodies were hastily piled up and burned.

noun

1
One who has an infection.
I = the number of infecteds, the people who are currently sick
Some infecteds tried to pick their way through the debris, but shards of brick cut their bare feet.

Forms

plural: infecteds
comparative: more infected
superlative: most infected

infant · A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six…infantry · Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry…infect · To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a…

infected · Having an infection.

infection · The act or process of infecting.infectious · Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a…inferior · Lower in rank, status, or quality.

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