immunocompromised

adjective

Having an immune system that has been impaired by disease or treatment.

Opposite
immunocompetent
OriginEnglish compromised ← Middle French immun ← Latin immūnis →
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Meanings

immunocompromised1

adjective
  1. immunologyHaving an immune system that has been impaired by disease or treatment.
    1 more example

    More than seven million adults in the United States, or about 3 percent, are characterized by health professionals as immunocompromised because of a disease, medication or other treatment that weakens their body’s immune response, meaning that diseases such as Covid-19 can be more deadly to them, and that vaccines offer less protection.

    2022 February 17, Amanda Morris and Maggie Astor, “Vulnerable to the Virus, High-Risk Americans Feel Pain as the U.S. Moves On”, in The New York Times

    Antonyms: immunocompetent

immunocompromised2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of immunocompromise

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving an immune system that has been impaired by disease or treatment.

Opposite
immunocompetent

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Englishcompromise
  15. Englishcompromised
  16. Englishimmunocompromised

From immuno- + compromised.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 免疫功能低下的
  • 免疫功能低下的 (miǎnyì gōngnéng dīxià de)having an immune system that has been impaired
Finnish immuunipuutteinen
  • immuunipuutteinenhaving an immune system that has been impaired
French immunodéprimé
  • immunodépriméhaving an immune system that has been impaired
Spanish inmunocomprometido
  • inmunocomprometidohaving an immune system that has been impaired
Cite this entry
APA

immunocompromised. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunocompromised

MLA

“immunocompromised.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunocompromised. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immunocompromised,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immunocompromised.

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