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Contagion

see synonyms of contagion

Noun

1. contagion, contagious disease

any disease easily transmitted by contact

2. contagion, infection, transmission

an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

3. contagion, infection

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

Example Sentences:
'a contagion of mirth'
'the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Contagion

see synonyms of contagion
noun
1. 
the transmission of disease from one person to another by direct or indirect contact
2. 
a contagious disease
3.  another name for contagium
4. 
a corrupting or harmful influence that tends to spread; pollutant
5. 
the spreading of an emotional or mental state among a number of people
the contagion of mirth

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Contagion

see synonyms of contagion
noun
1. 
the spreading of disease from one individual to another by direct or indirect contact
2. 
any disease thus spread; contagious disease
3. 
the causative agent of a communicable disease; bacteria or virus
4. 
contagious quality
5. 
a. 
the spreading of an emotion, idea, custom, etc. from person to person until many are affected
the contagion of mirth
b. 
the emotion, idea, etc. so spread
6. 
a bad influence that tends to spread; corruption

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Contagion

see synonyms of contagion
n.
1.
a. Disease transmission by direct or indirect contact.
b. A disease that is or may be transmitted by direct or indirect contact; a contagious disease.
c. The direct cause, such as a bacterium or virus, of a communicable disease.
2. Psychology The spread of a behavior pattern, attitude, or emotion from person to person or group to group through suggestion, propaganda, rumor, or imitation.
3. A harmful, corrupting influence: feared that violence on television was a contagion affecting young viewers.
4. The tendency to spread, as of a doctrine, influence, or emotional state.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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