What does CONTAGION mean?
Definitions for CONTAGION
kənˈteɪ dʒəncon·ta·gion
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Princeton's WordNet
contagious disease, contagionnoun
any disease easily transmitted by contact
infection, contagion, transmissionnoun
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
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"
Wiktionary
contagionnoun
A disease spread by contact
contagionnoun
The spread or transmission of such a disease
contagionnoun
The spread of anything harmful, as if it were such a disease
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.
contagionnoun
A resulting recession or crisis developed in such manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CONTAGIONnoun
Etymology: contagio, Latin.
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.
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.Will he steal out of his wholsome bed,
To dare the vile contagion of the night? William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæsar.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Contagionnoun
the transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact
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
Contagionnoun
the act or means of communicating any influence to the mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm
Contagionnoun
venom; poison
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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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The numerical value of CONTAGION in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
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The numerical value of CONTAGION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of CONTAGION in a Sentence
The troika will not push Greece out of the euro zone because of the risk of contagion.
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.
There is still too much we don't know about this contagion to take anything for granted, we should verify every inference with empirical data. So, first out are those presumed to be at lowest risk -- good health, under age 50 -- and then others back in waves, once it is clear that severe infection rates are as low as projected.
With a couple of exceptions, most major developers are in a much stronger financial position than Evergrande and should be able to weather a temporary spike in their borrowing costs amid contagion fears.
A new Greek crisis would inevitably lead to temporary tensions on other EA (euro area) issuers, however, the risk of contagion is now very limited.
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- інфекцыяBelarusian
- заразна болест, инфекцияBulgarian
- nákazaCzech
- Ansteckung, ansteckende KrankheitGerman
- μεταδοτική ασθένειαGreek
- contagioSpanish
- tartuntatauti, tartuntaFinnish
- contagionFrench
- fertőzés, ragályHungarian
- kontagioIdo
- 伝染Japanese
- 感染, 감염Korean
- besmettingDutch
- zarażeniePolish
- contágioPortuguese
- contagiuneRomanian
- заразная болезнь, инфекцияRussian
- salgınTurkish
- інфекціяUkrainian
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