1. Noun
The act or process of infecting.
2. Noun
That which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused.
3. Noun
The state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic.
4. Noun
That which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious principles.
5. Noun
Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication.
6. Noun
Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.
7. Noun
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
8. Noun
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
9. Noun
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Vocabulary classified under Law
10. Noun
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
Vocabulary classified under Business and finance
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