: 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.—
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Elaine K. HowleyPruning 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
Sequim (Washington) GazetteHe 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
Sarah BowmanSirois 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
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Amid rising ocean temperatures, scientists expect to find even more diseased coral colonies in the future.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
If it is infected later, those plants produce diseased kernels that are shriveled and wilted.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Grumpy helps a reader deal with their diseased pear tree.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Peter’s ultimate prescription to treat the diseased system of money and power was to get rid of the cabal of satanic Jews that has taken over the world outside his Kingdom.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
If it is infected later, those plants produce diseased kernels that are shriveled and wilted.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Grumpy helps a reader deal with their diseased pear tree.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Peter’s ultimate prescription to treat the diseased system of money and power was to get rid of the cabal of satanic Jews that has taken over the world outside his Kingdom.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for diseased
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diseased. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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