| word | immune |
|---|---|
| definition | adjective If you are immune to a particular disease, you cannot be affected by it. This blood test will show whether or not you're immune to the disease. Most adults are immune to rubella. Birds in outside cages develop immunity to airborne bacteria. An immune response or reaction is a reaction by the body's immune system to something harmful that is affecting it. It is hoped the procedure will trigger an immune response that will wipe out HIV-infected cells while leaving non-infected cells unharmed. If you are immune to something that happens or is done, you are not affected by it. Whilst Marc did gradually harden himself to the poverty, he did not become immune to the sight of death. Football is not immune to economic recession. Someone or something that is immune from a particular process or situation is able to escape it. Members of the Bundestag are immune from prosecution for corruption. No one is immune from scandal. The police are offering immunity to witnesses. |
| inflections | immunityimmunity |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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