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- pronunciation:
- ih
myun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
resistant to a disease, either naturally or by medical means.
Humans are immune to many diseases that affect cats and dogs.She was vaccinated against measles as a child, so she is immune to it now.- antonyms:
- susceptible
- similar words:
- invulnerable, resistant, unsusceptible
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| definition 2: |
protected or exempt from something that others are not exempt from.
Even the very wealthy are not immune from the effects of an economic recession.- synonyms:
- unsusceptible
- antonyms:
- prone, susceptible
- similar words:
- exempt, invulnerable, protected, resistant, safe, superior, unaffected
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| definition 3: |
not affected by something that does or might affect others.
They thought their stock portfolio was relatively immune to market variations.He's a cold man who seems to be immune to the pain of others.As a politician, she had become fairly immune to unfounded criticism. |
| related words: |
repellent |
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