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anorexic vs diseased person

diseased person vs anorexic

anorexic and diseased person both are nouns.

anorexic is an adjective but diseased person is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anorexic Yes Yes No No
diseased person Yes No No No
As nouns, diseased person is a hypernym of anorexic; that is, diseased person is a word with a broader meaning than anorexic:
  • anorexic: a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
  • diseased person: a person suffering from an illness
Other hypernyms of anorexic include sick person, sufferer.
anorexic (noun) diseased person (noun)
a person suffering from anorexia nervosa a person suffering from an illness
anorexic (adjective) diseased person (adjective)
suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
Difference between anorexic and diseased person

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