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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง Immunity = ‘ih-MYOO-ni-tee’

ออกเสียง impunity = ‘im-PYOO-ni-tee’

 

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree 

immunity

being unaffected by something; 

a resistance to disease: 

The vaccine gave the children immunity to polio.

a legally established condition: 

The court granted the witness immunity from prosecution.

Not to be confused with:

impunity = exemption from punishment or harm: 

He carried out his evil act with impunity.


 

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression

Immunity & impunity

These “look-alikes” means “exemption,” 

butImmunityhas a larger number of applications. 

Impunitymeans only 

exemption from punishment” 

orfreedom from unpleasant consequences”: 

“You cannot disobey the law with Impunity,” 

“No one can exhaust himself physically withImpunity 

but also means a state of 

being exempt from (not subject to) a disease 

and from any liability, obligations, or service

He was granted Immunity from local taxation.” 

He was healthy enough to think that he possessed Immunity from all diseases.”


 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Frequently Asked Questions About immunity

Is it 'immune to' or 'immune from'?

In most cases

if you are immune to something, 

it has no effect on you

—for example, you might be immune to a disease or to criticism.

 

If you are immune from something, it cannot reach you

for example, 

you might be immune from prosecution in a plea bargain.

What is the immune system?

The immune system is 

what protects your body from diseases and infections

 

It's the bodily system that produces the immune response 

to defend your body from foreign substances, cells, and tissues.

 

The immune system includes various parts of the body 

including the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes

special deposits of lymphoid tissue 

(such as those in the gastrointestinal tract and bone marrow),

macrophages, lymphocytes including 

the B cells and T cells, and antibodies.

 

What is herd immunity?

The term herd immunity refers to a reduction 

in the likelihood of someone catching 

a specific infectious disease 

because a significant proportion of the people 

in that person's community are immune to it. 

 

If you are less likely to come in contact with an infectious person, you're less likely to get infected yourself


The people in a community can be immune to 

a particular disease especially 

through previous exposure or vaccination.