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non-infected

non-infected

4.6
People who do not have an infection
  • noun
translation icon : no infectado
  • The hospital created separate wards for the non-infected to prevent the spread of the virus.

Examples

  • The non-infected individuals were allowed to leave the quarantine area.

  • Researchers studied how the non-infected managed to avoid catching the illness.

  • Authorities provided food supplies to the non-infected during the quarantine period.

  • There are many non-infected people in our community.

  • The hospital created separate wards for the non-infected to prevent the spread of the virus.

  • Researchers studied how the non-infected managed to avoid catching the illness.

  • Authorities provided food supplies to the non-infected during the quarantine period.

Synonyms

uninfected
vsnon-infected
5 3.4

Without harmful germs that cause disease

is broader covering absence of any illness not only organism contamination
undiseased
vsnon-infected
1 6.3

Not sick or infected

is about simple absence of illness rather than a positive healthy state

Antonyms

infected
5 3.3

Having germs like bacteria or viruses that make the body sick

How Infected

infected
5 3.3
non-infected
4.6

Surface Forms

non-infected singular
non-infecteds plural

Morphology

non-infected = non-infected (transparent) = non + infect + ed

The noun is a straightforward conversion of the adjective phrase 'non-infected' referring to people who are not infected.

Etymology

Non-infected combines non- meaning 'not' and infected, which comes from an old word meaning 'to make sick'. So when used as a noun, the non-infected are the people or groups who are 'not made sick' by a disease.