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

Remove any broken or diseased limbs. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025

That type of diseased brain cell is similar to the type found in Alzheimer’s and a host of other neurodegenerative diseases. —Alana Semuels, Time, 20 Oct. 2025

Except for diseased or pest-infected plants, don't cut back all your perennials in fall. —Benjamin Vogt, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025

In September 2013, marine photographer Neil McDaniel reported that sea stars north of Vancouver were diseased. —JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025

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