The meaning of INFECTED is having an infection : contaminated with an infective agent (such as a bacterium or virus). How to use infected in a sentence.

infected adjective (DISEASE) Add to word list (of a person or animal) affected by an organism that can cause disease:

To invade and proliferate in, often resulting in disease. Used of microorganisms or other infectious agents: people who were infected with salmonella. 2. To cause the invasion of (a cell, for example) …

An infected place is one where germs or bacteria are causing a disease to spread among people or animals. In heavily infected areas, half the population become blind. Collins COBUILD Advanced …

INFECTED meaning: 1 : containing germs that cause disease; 2 : having a disease caused by germs

Definition of infected adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

• The chance of getting infected from a pint of blood is less than 1 in a million. • These untidy wounds are about 50 times more likely to get infected than tidy ones.

to affect with disease-producing germs: The germs had infected his wound. to affect the morals, opinions, emotions, etc., of others: His courage infected the other soldiers.

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word infected, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

May 9, 2025 · infected (comparative more infected, superlative most infected) Having an infection.