Synonyms of infected

Verb


1. infect, give

usage: communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"

2. infect, taint, pollute, foul, contaminate

usage: contaminate with a disease or microorganism

3. infect, corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect

usage: corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"

4. infect, affect, impress, move, strike

usage: affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"

Adjective


1. septic (vs. antiseptic), infected, abscessed, dirty, pestiferous, contaminative, purulent, pussy, infectious, infective, putrefactive, putrefacient, septicemic, germy, unhealthful

usage: containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"

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