What does "aids" mean?

Acronym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Aids

Common synonyms include: acquired immune deficiency syndrome, assist, assistance, devices, equipment, facilitate.

/eɪdz/ adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
Acronym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
"Patients with AIDS become highly susceptible to infection by intracellular microbes normally contained by T cells (Fig. 4.8)."
2
plural of aid form-of, plural
3
Alternative letter-case form of AIDS (“acquired immune deficiency syndrome”). alt-of, uncountable
"If you were a South African health journalist during the late 1990s and early 2000s, you were mostly an Aids reporter."
4
a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles wordnet

Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of aid form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Adjective

1
Extremely annoying or frustrating. slang, vulgar
"Dude, this game is so fucking AIDS."

"In the near future, we will be able to put an end to AIDS."