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1. (n.) contagion
the communication of disease by direct or indirect contact.
2. contagion
a disease so communicated.
3. contagion
the medium by which a contagious disease is transmitted.
4. contagion
harmful or undesirable contact or influence.
5. contagion
the ready transmission or spread of an idea, emotion, etc.:
the contagion of fear.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L contāgiō contact, infection)
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| Definition of 'contagion' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) contagious disease, contagion
any disease easily transmitted by contact
2. (noun) infection, contagion, transmission
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
3. (noun) contagion, infection
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
"a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
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| Definition of 'contagion' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) contagion
the transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact
2. (noun) contagion
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. (noun) contagion
the act or means of communicating any influence to the mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm
4. (noun) contagion
venom; poison
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Sense: an infection.
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 Afrikaans: aansteking, kontakbesmett |
 Arabic: عَدوى بِالمُلامَسَه |
 Bulgarian: зараза |
 Brazilian: contágio |
 Czech: nákaza, nakažlivá choroba |
 German: die Ansteckung |
 Danish: smitte |
 Greek: μετάδοση νόσου |
 Spanish: contagio |
 Estonian: nakkus |
 Farsi: سرایت |
 Finnish: infektio |
 French: contagion |
 Hebrew: הִדַבּקוּת |
 Hindi: छूत, संक्रमण |
 Croatian: zaraza |
 Hungarian: fertőzés |
 Indonesian: infeksi |
 Icelandic: smitun |
 Italian: contagio |
 Japanese: 接触伝染 |
 Korean: 감염, 전염 |
 Lithuanian: užkrečiama liga |
 Latvian: infekcija; infekcijas sli |
 Malay: jangkitan |
 Dutch: besmettelijke ziekte |
 Norwegian: smitte |
 Polish: zakażenie |
 Persian: سرایت |
 Pashto: سرايت، ساري ناروغى: ناوړه |
 Portuguese: contágio |
 Romanian: contagiune |
 Russian: инфекция |
 Slovak: nákaza |
 Slovenian: okužba |
 Serbian: zaraza |
 Swedish: smitta, smittsam sjukdom |
 Thai: การติดต่อของโรคโดยการสัมผ |
 Turkish: bulaşma, geçme |
 Taiwanese: 傳染 |
 Ukrainian: зараза, інфекція |
 Urdu: چهوت، وبا، متعدى اثر |
 Vietnamese: sự lây bệnh |
 Chinese: 传染 |
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