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Diseased vs Infirm - What's the difference?

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Diseased is a related term of infirm.


As adjectives the difference between diseased and infirm

is that diseased is affected with or suffering from disease while infirm is weak or ill, not in good health.

As a verb infirm is

to contradict, to provide proof that something is not.

diseased

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Affected with or suffering from disease.

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    infirm

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Weak or ill, not in good health.
    • He was infirm of body but still keen of mind, and though it looked like he couldn't walk across the room, he crushed me in debate.
  • * Shakespeare
    • A poor, infirm , weak, and despised old man.
  • Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
  • * Burke
    • An infirm judgment.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Infirm of purpose!
  • Fail; unstable; insecure.
  • * South
    • He who fixes on false principles treads on infirm ground.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.
    • The thought is that you see an episode of observation, experiment, or reasoning as confirming or infirming a hypothesis depending on whether your probability for it increases or decreases during the episode.

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