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contagion
[kuhn-tey-juhn]
noun
the communication of disease by direct or indirect contact.
a disease so communicated.
the medium by which a contagious disease is transmitted.
harmful or undesirable contact or influence.
the ready transmission or spread as of an idea or emotion from person to person.
a contagion of fear.
contagion
/ əˈٱɪə /
noun
the transmission of disease from one person to another by direct or indirect contact
a contagious disease
another name for contagium
a corrupting or harmful influence that tends to spread; pollutant
the spreading of an emotional or mental state among a number of people
the contagion of mirth
contagion
The transmission of an infectious disease resulting from direct or indirect contact between individuals or animals.
A disease that is transmitted in this way.
The agent that causes a contagious disease, such as a bacterium or a virus.
Other 51Թ Forms
- contagioned adjective
- noncontagion noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of contagion1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of contagion1
Example Sentences
The notion that being trans is a "social contagion" has blossomed into a full-blown moral panic, widely accepted by credulous mainstream media.
"It is neither a chronic illness nor a contagion," the society said.
"There is always that risk of some sort of contagion between the private security companies, the types of people they employ, and their desire to continually maintain their contract," Mr Smith says.
The White House wants to "stop the contagion", and that could mean persuading the UK to lower or abolish it.
It is unclear if the federal government views the H5N1 bird flu contagion in domestic and wild animals as an “emergency.”
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