"parasitic" meaning in English

See parasitic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/ [UK], /ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/ [Canada, US], [ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪɾ.ɪk] [Canada, US], /ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/ [General-Australian], [ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪɾ.ɪk] [General-Australian] Audio: En-us-parasitic.ogg [US] Forms: more parasitic [comparative], most parasitic [superlative]
Etymology: parasite + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|parasite|ic}} parasite + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} parasitic (comparative more parasitic, superlative most parasitic)
  1. Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite. Translations (pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite): parasities (Afrikaans), մակաբույծ (makabuyc) (Armenian), паразитен (paraziten) (Bulgarian), parasitari (Catalan), parasitair (Dutch), parasitisch (Dutch), parazita (Esperanto), lois- (Finnish), parasitär (German), παρασιτικός (parasitikós) (Greek), परजीवी (parjīvī) (Hindi), parazita (Ido), parazitala (Ido), parazitatra (Ido), паразиттік (parazittık) (Kazakh), parakūkā (Maori), pirinoa (Maori), parasittær (Norwegian Bokmål), parasittisk (Norwegian Bokmål), parasittær (Norwegian Nynorsk), parasittisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), parasitari (Occitan), pasożytniczy (Polish), parasita (Portuguese), parazitar (Romanian), паразити́ческий (parazitíčeskij) (Russian), parasítico (Spanish), parasitario (Spanish), parasitisk [common-gender] (Swedish), parasitär [common-gender] (Swedish), sasandigin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-parasitic-en-adj-rXTPcE0I Disambiguation of 'pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite': 85 9 2 5
  2. Drawing upon another organism for sustenance. Translations (drawing upon another organism for sustenance): parasities (Afrikaans), մակաբույծ (makabuyc) (Armenian), paràsit (Catalan), parazitní (Czech), cizopasný (Czech), parasitair (Dutch), parasitisch (Dutch), lois- (Finnish), parasitär (German), परजीवी (parjīvī) (Hindi), pirinoa (Maori), parasit (Occitan), parazitar (Romanian), parasitario (Spanish), parásito (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-parasitic-en-adj-sBow87Fj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 32 24 18 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 5 42 15 19 19 Disambiguation of 'drawing upon another organism for sustenance': 1 93 4 2
  3. Exploiting another for personal gain. Translations (exploiting another for personal gain): parasitair (Dutch), parasitisch (Dutch), parasitär (German), παρασιτικός (parasitikós) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-parasitic-en-adj-R2ul3PO6 Disambiguation of 'exploiting another for personal gain': 0 9 89 1
  4. (law) Of emotional damages: accompanying a physical or pecuniary injury. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-parasitic-en-adj-leH5MQaF Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: parasitical

Noun

IPA: /ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/ [UK], /ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/ [Canada, US], [ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪɾ.ɪk] [Canada, US], /ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/ [General-Australian], [ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪɾ.ɪk] [General-Australian] Audio: En-us-parasitic.ogg [US] Forms: parasitics [plural]
Etymology: parasite + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|parasite|ic}} parasite + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} parasitic (plural parasitics)
  1. (electronics) A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior. Categories (topical): Electronics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: parasitical

Inflected forms

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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite",
      "word": "parasities"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "sense": "pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite",
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      "word": "παρασιτικός"
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      "sense": "pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite",
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      "sense": "pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite",
      "word": "pasożytniczy"
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      "word": "parasita"
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      "sense": "drawing upon another organism for sustenance",
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      "sense": "drawing upon another organism for sustenance",
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      "code": "cs",
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