diseased

adjective

dis·​eased di-ˈzēzd 

: affected with or as if with a disease : lacking health or soundness : sickly

During a transplant, the surgeon removes the diseased lung (sometimes both) and transplants a lung or lungs from a donor.

—Elaine K. Howley

Pruning is critical to blueberry productivity. An annual pruning regimen is needed to remove old and diseased canes, encourage strong new canes and increase the harvest.

—Sequim (Washington) Gazette

He said he occasionally has had to put an animal down if it is diseased or severely injured, but often works with animal rehabilitators to rescue others when possible.

—Sarah Bowman

Sirois believes that the confession from Hernandez, who has since pleaded not guilty, was the product of a diseased mind. Defense lawyers claim he's mentally ill, hears voices, and has rock-bottom intelligence.

—Andrea Peyser

Examples of diseased in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, fall pruning to remove diseased or dead canes is important. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026

Bats that are dead, dying or appear to be diseased should also be reported. — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026

How to Save Brown Boxwoods If your boxwood shrub is browning but still alive, the first step (beyond identifying the root cause of the browning) is to trim away all the dead and diseased foliage and branches. — The Spruce, 8 Sep. 2026

The persistence and longevity of Verticillium structures in soil makes crop rotation and the destruction of diseased tissue crucial to disease management. — Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for diseased

• appeased
• displeased
• breezed
• eased
• pleased
• seized
• sneezed
• squeezed
• teased
• wheezed