infected
adjective/ɪnˈfektɪd/
/ɪnˈfektɪd/
- affected by harmful bacteria, a virus, etc.
- The wound from the dog bite had become infected.
- an infected water supply
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- badly
- chronically
- with
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- (computing) affected by a computer virus
- an infected PC
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