infected
/ɪnˈfɛktɪd/
adjective
- Having a disease or illness caused by germs, viruses, or other harmful organisms.
- The doctor said the cut was infected and prescribed antibiotics.
- Many people became infected with the flu during the winter.
- The infected wound needed to be cleaned and bandaged.
- Affected by a harmful or negative quality, such as a bad idea or feeling.
- The team's morale was infected by constant criticism.
- Her speech was infected with anger and resentment.
- An infected political system can lead to widespread distrust.
- Containing a computer virus or malware.
- He deleted the infected file to protect his computer.
- An infected device can spread malware to other devices on the network.
- The email attachment was infected and caused the system to crash.
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