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Infection meaning

What does “infection” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“infection” is a noun with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms.

infection

noun

  1. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

  2. (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

  3. (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

  4. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

    Synonymscontagiontransmission

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

    “a contagion of mirth”

    “the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry”

    Synonymscontagion

  6. moral corruption or contamination

    “ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable”

  7. (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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