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