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Allergic vs Infected - What's the difference?

allergic | infected |

As adjectives the difference between allergic and infected

is that allergic is of or pertaining to allergy while infected is referring to something that has received an infection.

As a noun allergic

is a person with a tendency to having allergies; a person with multiple or severe allergies.

As a verb infected is

(infect).

allergic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to allergy.
  • Having an allergy.
    • I am allergic to cats.
  • Excessively sensitive; susceptible.

    • Related terms

    * allergically * allergy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with a tendency to having allergies; a person with multiple or severe allergies.

    • infected

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (infect)
    • Slowly, the strange alien virus infected the whole town.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • referring to something that has received an infection
    • The infected bodies were hastily piled up and burned.