DISEASED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISEASED?

Need another word that means the same as “diseased”? Find 19 synonyms for “diseased” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Diseased” are: morbid, pathologic, pathological, unhealthy, ill, sick, unwell, ailing, infirm, sickly, unsound, unwholesome, infected, septic, contaminated, blighted, rotten, bad, abnormal

Diseased as an Adjective

Definitions of "Diseased" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “diseased” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology.
• Suffering from disease.
• Abnormal and corrupt.

Synonyms of "Diseased" as an adjective (19 Words)

abnormal	Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying. They were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal.
ailing	Somewhat ill or prone to illness. The ailing economy.
bad	Feeling physical discomfort or pain tough is occasionally used colloquially for bad. She feels bad about ending their engagement.
blighted	Affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity. Blighted urban districts.
contaminated	Corrupted by contact or association. Had to boil the contaminated water.
ill	Presaging ill fortune P B Shelley. A bird of ill omen.
infected	Affected with a virus. The bacteria can get into a crop from an infected water supply.
infirm	(of a person or their judgement) weak; irresolute. Elderly and infirm people.
morbid	Suggesting the horror of death and decay. Morbid interest in death.
pathologic	Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology. Pathological laboratory.
pathological	Caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition. A pathological gambler.
rotten	Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless. Rotten eggs.
septic	Denoting a drainage system incorporating a septic tank. Severely septic patients.
sick	Excellent. Sick of it all.
sickly	(of a flavour, smell, colour, etc.) unpleasant in a way that induces discomfort or nausea. A sickly vaporous swamp.
unhealthy	Not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind. An unhealthy diet of fast foods.
unsound	Physically unsound or diseased. The tower is structurally unsound.
unwell	Ill. He was admitted to hospital for tests after feeling unwell.
unwholesome	Detrimental to physical or moral well-being. The use of the living room as sleeping quarters led to unwholesome crowding.

Usage Examples of "Diseased" as an adjective

• I cannot bear your diseased view of mankind.
• Diseased trees.
• Diseased tonsils.