immune
/ɪˈmjuːn/ adjectiveDefinition
PROTECTED [never before noun] › If you are immune to a disease, you will not get it: Once you've had the virus, you are immune to it.
BODY SYSTEM [always before noun] › relating to the way your body fights disease: an immune deficiency/response
NOT AFFECTED [never before noun] › not affected by a particular type of behaviour or emotion: He is immune to flattery.
NOT PUNISHED [never before noun] › not able to be punished or damaged by something: His diplomatic passport makes him immune from prosecution.
(Definition of immune adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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