infection
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- noun
- /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
:
contagio
- According to a second analogy, the spread of culture is like the infection of a population by a virus (or a bacterium or a parasite).
But Montreal, Montreal, you have this French infection.
- But Montreal, Montreal, you have this French infection.
- So I saw this chunk of metal and I thought to myself, oh, stock, which is the infection of the home machinist.
Examples
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It's catching on, and the musicians of Errors are playing a big part in the infection.
Blog text (25) -
The only sort of contagion his novel allows is purely figurative: Edele spreads a textual infection, embodying the communicability of tuberculosis.
Academic text (1999) -
It's like an infection, it works from the inside out.
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As if her wretched heart could continue to beat after another infection of love.
Fiction book (1999) -
There are principles at stake and fears that the ideals of the French Revolution may spread like an infection to neighbouring countries.
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When she shared her enthusiasm for painting, it caused an infection of creativity among her friends.
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The comedian's infectious laughter led to an infection of joy spreading through the entire audience.
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His passion for environmental activism sparked an infection of engagement in the community.
Synonyms
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4.5
The passing of a disease from one person or animal to another
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7.2
The quick spread of an emotion or feeling among people
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How easily a disease spreads from person to person
How easily a feeling or idea makes other people feel the same
Strong excitement that makes other people feel excited too
Affecting many people in the same area at the same time
How easily a virus spreads between people
Antonyms
Compounds
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An illness caused when a virus gets into your body and makes you sick
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3.7
A sickness in the parts that make and hold urine, like the kidneys or bladder, caused by germs
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3.1
An illness a fungus causes in the body, often on the skin or nails
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4.9
An infection caused by germs that rarely make healthy people sick but do when the immune system is weak
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4.1
A sickness of the parts used for breathing, like the nose and lungs, that causes cough and breathing problems
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5.3
A skin or wound illness caused by bacteria that makes pus and painful lumps
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The percentage of infections that become known as cases
An infection a patient gets in a hospital from another person or things there
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An infection that causes symptoms like dengue fever but is not caused by the dengue virus
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Germs cause an ear problem, often in the outer ear, that makes the ear painful and swollen
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A group of harmful bacteria in one part of the body that causes problems in other parts
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An infection in the lungs or large airways that causes cough and fever
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An infection caught in a hospital or clinic that was not there before you arrived
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An illness caused by tiny single-celled germs that live in the body
An infection in the intestines caused by a tapeworm from undercooked meat or fish
- Archaic
A painful contagious infection of the mouth and throat that makes sores inside the mouth
How Contagious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Infection comes from Latin in- 'into' and -fect 'make', with the picture of something being 'put into' others. So an infection of feeling means an emotion or spirit 'spreads' quickly from one person to many, like something contagious.