Infection
nounɪn'fɛkʃən
Noun
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
“the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry”
Similar:ContagionType of:Communicationmoral corruption or contamination
“ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable”
Type of:CorruptnessCorruptionan incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
Type of:Incident(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Type of:Illegality(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
Type of:Unhealthiness
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