Fester — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus

ripen and generate pus

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɛstɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɛstə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɛstə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɛstɚ/.

Examples

her wounds are festering

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

suppurating sore suppurate maturate

Parts of Speech

noun	a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
verb	ripen and generate pus “her wounds are festering”

Word Forms

fester	verb	ripen and generate pus
festering	noun	(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
fester	noun	a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
maturation	noun	(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
suppurative	adjective	relating to or characterized by suppuration
suppuration	noun	(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eitern

eine Wunde, die sich entzündet hat und Eiter bildet

🇫🇷French

suppurer

une plaie qui est devenue enflammée et a formé du pus

🇪🇸Spanish

enconarse

una llaga que se ha inflamado y ha formado pus

🇮🇹Italian

marcire

una piaga che si è infiammata e ha formato pus

🇳🇱Dutch

etteren

een zweer die ontstoken is geraakt en pus heeft gevormd

🇵🇹Portuguese

apodrecer

uma ferida que ficou inflamada e formou pus

🇷🇺Russian

гноиться

язва, которая воспалилась и образовала гной

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पकाव

एक घाव जो सूज गया हो और मवाद बन गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ফেস্টার

একটি ঘা যা স্ফীত হয়ে পুঁজ তৈরি করেছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சீர்குலைவு

வீக்கமடைந்து சீழ் உருவான புண்

🇮🇳Telugu

చీడపురుగు

ఎర్రబడిన మరియు చీము ఏర్పడిన పుండు

🇮🇳Marathi

ताप

एक घसा ज्याला सूज येते आणि पू तयार होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

તાવ

એક વ્રણ કે જે સોજો અને પરુ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳೆತ

ಒಂದು ಹುಣ್ಣು ಉರಿಯಿತು ಮತ್ತು ಕೀವು ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡಿತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീഞ്ഞളിഞ്ഞ

വീർക്കുന്നതും പഴുപ്പ് രൂപപ്പെട്ടതുമായ ഒരു വ്രണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੇਸਟਰ

ਇੱਕ ਫੋੜਾ ਜੋ ਸੋਜ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਪੂ ਬਣ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیز

ایک زخم جو سوجن اور پیپ بن گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

溃烂

溃疡已发炎并形成脓液

🇯🇵Japanese

化膿する

炎症を起こして膿を形成した傷

🇰🇷Korean

궤양

염증이 생기고 고름이 생긴 상처

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mưng mủ

vết loét đã bị viêm và hình thành mủ

🇹🇭Thai

เปื่อยเน่า

อาการเจ็บที่กลายเป็นหนองอักเสบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bernanah

luka yang meradang dan membentuk nanah

🇵🇭Filipino

lumalagnat

isang sugat na naging inflamed at nabuo nana

🇲🇾Malay

bernanah

kudis yang telah meradang dan membentuk nanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتفاقم

قرحة أصبحت ملتهبة وتشكل صديدًا

🇮🇷Persian

چرک

زخمی که ملتهب شده و چرک ایجاد کرده است

🇹🇷Turkish

iltihaplanmak

iltihaplanmış ve irin oluşmuş bir yara

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתמַגֵל

פצע שהפך מודלק ויצר מוגלה

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