diseased

adjective

Definition of diseasednext
as in unfit

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Recent Examples of diseased Instead, choose a different spot to plant your tree where nothing diseased has been growing. 6. — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025 This allows doctors to deliver more aggressive and targeted medicine to the diseased cells and limit damage to the healthy ones. — Dayna Copeland, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025 For example, aged or diseased animals are not welcome, and an adult male usually anchors the scene as the apex of its kind. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025 Is the only way to stop bird flu to kill off all diseased birds? — Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diseased
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
  1. unfit
  2. incapacitated
  3. ailing
  4. sick
  5. unhealthy
  6. unwell
  7. deaf
  8. ill
Adjective
  • Just like an organization being certain that other players are unfit for the harsh glare of intense games in April.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The injunction request stated the premises were unfit for occupancy and owners did not have a valid city business license.
    — Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of unfit
Adjective
  • However, there is no formal provision in canon law for an incapacitated pope, and there are no current signs that Francis is unable to govern.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • But there is no precedent for forcibly removing an incapacitated member who had taken the oath of office that Congress.
    — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of incapacitated
Adjective
  • Actually, the Madam and other women at the brothel have taken on the responsibility of caring for an ailing Fengxian, who is unable to take care of herself let alone a child.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But as the stories grow of ailing or troubled veterans who die or attempt suicide because of their inability to get the VA’s help, these lawmakers can only hide for so long.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of ailing
Adjective
  • The band canceled these tour dates due to singer and guitarist DeLonge getting sick.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
  • His mother was still sick, and Mr. Sancho-Persad started working as her caregiver in the morning for $18.75 an hour, paid through Medicaid, while still driving his cab at night.
    — Jonah Markowitz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of sick
Adjective
  • The study team then classified the food consumption by measuring how close the consumption pattern was to eight types of healthy diets and to the consumption of unhealthy ultraprocessed food.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Best and worst sources of protein The best protein sources are those that offer a balance of protein, vitamins, minerals and fiber while being low in unhealthy fats, Routhenstein said.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of unhealthy
Adjective
  • Other members of the family had felt unwell the night before his death.
    — Djenane Villanueva, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
  • That’s when Earle, who apparently felt unwell after recently traveling, called her in a panic, having mixed up the day.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of unwell
Adjective
  • Throughout his life, being deaf in one ear has presented many challenges, Petalas said.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Arnold is also a co-director of the UK’s Deaf & Disabled People in TV, a group seeking to improve conditions and representation for deaf and disabled people in the industry.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of deaf
Adjective
  • Likewise, when the husband fell ill but the wife remained healthy, the likelihood of divorce did not significantly increase.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • However, for people who are already ill and hospitalized, the growing threat is very real.
    — Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of ill

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