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diseased

/dɪˈzizd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
dis-eased
IPA
/dɪˈzizd/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Affected with or suffering from disease.

verb

simple past and past participle of disease

Etymology

* disease + -ed

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪˈzizd/
  • British English: /dɪˈziːzd/

Inflected Forms

more diseased (comparative) most diseased (superlative)

Derived Forms

diseasedly diseasedness nondiseased undiseased

Frequently Paired Words

disease

Synonyms

diseased disease-ridden infect infected morbid morbific morbose unhealthy

Antonyms

clean diseaseless healthy undiseased uninfected

Rhymes With

pleased seized squeezed teased eased displeased sneezed appeased breezed cheesed

Questions

How do you pronounce diseased?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈzizd/.
What does diseased mean?
Affected with or suffering from disease.
Where does diseased come from?
* disease + -ed

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