Top synonyms for “infection”: contagion, transmission.
Definitions
- (noun)(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
- (noun)moral corruption or contamination“ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable”
- (noun)the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people“a contagion of mirth”
- (noun)an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- (noun)(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- (noun)(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- (noun)the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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Common synonyms for "infection" include contagion, transmission. Our thesaurus lists 2 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "infection" mean?
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
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