Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #383 of 1319

immune (adj.)

protected from disease

Examples

  • Immune to measles.

Key rules

  • Immune means protected from a disease
  • Immune to + disease: immune to measles
  • Immunity is the noun

Common mistakes

  • He is immune from measles → He is immune to measles
  • She is immunity → She is immune

Use cases

  • Describing vaccination
  • Describing resistance
  • Medical discussions
💡 Tip: Immune can also mean unaffected by something, such as criticism.
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