Defenition of the word contagion
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Defenition of the word contagion
- The entry and development or multiplication of an infectious agent in the body of a living organism.
- Process in which a disease is transmitted.
- any disease easily transmitted by contact
- an incident is which an infectious disease is transmitted
- the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
Synonyms for the word contagion
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- contagious disease
- contamination
- corruption
- infection
- infectivity
- pollution
- transmission
Similar words in the contagion
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- contagion
- contagion's
- contagions
Hyponyms for the word contagion
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- Cupid's disease
- Cupid's itch
- diphtheria
- dose
- flu
- grippe
- influenza
- measles
- morbilli
- pox
- rubeola
- scarlatina
- scarlet fever
- sexually transmitted disease
- social disease
- std
- trench mouth
- VD
- venereal disease
- venereal infection
- Venus's curse
- Vincent's angina
- Vincent's infection
Hypernyms for the word contagion
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- communicable disease
- communication
- incident
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