Infected: meaning, definitions and examples
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infected
[ ษชnหfษktษชd ]
medical
Having a disease-causing organism in the body.
Synonyms
contaminated, infested, polluted
Examples of usage
- The doctor confirmed that he was infected with the flu virus.
- The contaminated water supply led to many people becoming infected with the bacteria.
computer science
Contaminated with a virus or malware.
Synonyms
complicated, compromised, corrupted
Examples of usage
- The computer system was infected with a malicious virus.
- Make sure to regularly update your antivirus software to prevent your device from getting infected.
general
To contaminate with a disease-causing organism.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The virus quickly infected the entire population.
- The bacteria infected the food, causing a widespread illness outbreak.
Translations
Translations of the word "infected" in other languages:
๐ต๐น infectado
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเคเคเฅเคฐเคฎเคฟเคค
๐ฉ๐ช infiziert
๐ฎ๐ฉ terinfeksi
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฝััะบะพะฒะฐะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ zaraลผony
๐ฏ๐ต ๆๆใใ (kansenshita)
๐ซ๐ท infectรฉ
๐ช๐ธ infectado
๐น๐ท enfekte
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ฐ์ผ๋ (gamyeomdoen)
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุตุงุจ
๐จ๐ฟ infikovanรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ infikovanรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๆๆ็ (gวnrวn de)
๐ธ๐ฎ okuลพen
๐ฎ๐ธ sรฝktur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถาฑาัััาะฐะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแคแแชแแ แแแฃแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ yoluxmuล
๐ฒ๐ฝ infectado
Word origin
The word 'infected' originated from the Latin word 'inficere', which means 'to taint or corrupt'. It first appeared in English in the late 16th century. Over time, the term has been widely used in various fields such as medicine, computer science, and general language to describe the spread of disease, contamination, or corruption.
See also: disinfect, disinfectant, disinfection, disinfector, infect, infection, infections, infectious.