Definitions for contagion
kənˈteɪ dʒəncon·ta·gion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. contagious disease, contagionnoun

   any disease easily transmitted by contact

2. infection, contagion, transmissionnoun

   an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

3. contagion, infectionnoun

   the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

   "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contagionnoun

   A disease spread by contact

2. contagionnoun

   The spread or transmission of such a disease

3. contagionnoun

   The spread of anything harmful, as if it were such a disease

4. contagionnoun

   A situation in which small shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, spread to the rest of financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy.

5. contagionnoun

   A resulting recession or crisis developed in such manner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CONTAGIONnoun

   Etymology: contagio, Latin.

   1. The emission from body to body by which diseases are communicated.

   If we two be one, and thou play false,
   I do digest the poison of thy flesh,
   Being strumpeted by thy contagion. William Shakespeare, Com. of Errours.

   In infection and contagion from body to body, as the plague and the like, the infection is received many times by the body passive; but yet is, by the strength and good disposition thereof, repulsed. Francis Bacon.

   2. Infection; propagation of mischief, or disease.

   Nor will the goodness of intention excuse the scandal and contagion of example. Charles I .

   Down fell they,
   And the dire hiss renew’d, and the dire form
   Catch’d by contagion. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 544.

   3. Pestilence; venomous emanations.

   Will he steal out of his wholsome bed,
   To dare the vile contagion of the night? William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæsar.

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1. contagion

   Contagion refers to the transmission or spread of a disease from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact. It can also refer to the spread of a behavior, attitude, emotion, or idea from person to person within a community or group. The term is commonly used in the context of disease epidemics, public health, and social science.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contagionnoun

   the transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact

2. Contagionnoun

   that which serves as a medium or agency to transmit disease; a virus produced by, or exhalation proceeding from, a diseased person, and capable of reproducing the disease

3. Contagionnoun

   the act or means of communicating any influence to the mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm

4. Contagionnoun

   venom; poison

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1. Contagion

   "Contagion" is the 37th episode of the syndicated science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the eleventh episode of the second season, first broadcast on March 20, 1989. In this episode, Picard and company try to protect the Enterprise against a catastrophic malfunction and simultaneously unlock the secrets of the once-powerful Iconian empire while keeping those secrets from the watchful Romulans.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contagion

   kon-tā′jun, n. transmission of a disease from the sick to the healthy, either by direct contact of a part affected with the disease, or through the medium of the excretions or exhalations of the body.—n. Contā′gionist, one who believes that certain diseases are contagious.—adj. Contā′gious, that may be communicated by contact.—adv. Contā′giously.—ns. Contā′giousness; Contā′gium, the supposed morbific matter by means of which disease spreads.—Contagious Diseases Acts, a series of laws passed in 1865 and succeeding years for the better regulation of prostitutes in certain seaport and military towns. [L. contagion-em—con, together, tangĕre, to touch.]

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1. contagion

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contagion in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contagion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of contagion in a Sentence

1. Avtar Sandu:

   The market is going to be soft until next week. The fear is that if the British actually decide to leave the EU there may be some sort of contagion, the rules for exit from the EU are not very clear. There are a lot of question marks over the economic consequences.

2. Terry Gou:

   The speed of contagion will be no less than SARS, i advise everyone not to go to the mainland for this coming new year holiday.

3. The IMF:

   Developments in Greece have, so far, not resulted in any significant contagion, timely policy action should help manage such risks if they were to materialize.

4. David Altman:

   There is a threat of contagion, of diffusion, of these authoritarian trends, it's a profound concern.

5. Melody Gardot:

   We all worry about contagion now, but a smile is one of the contagious issues that I would like to have, it can make us feel a little more connected despite what is going on. We cannot touch each other, we cannot travel, this is kind of a postcard.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contagion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Contagion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=contagion
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contagion
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=contagion
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=contagion