infection

Words with a similar base: infection

'infection'

[infection.n.01] as in: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

'infection'

[infection.n.02] as in: (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

'infection'

[infection.n.03] as in: (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

'infection'

[infection.n.04] as in: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

'infection'

[contagion.n.03] as in: the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

Examples:
a contagion of mirth
the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry

'infection'

[infection.n.06] as in: moral corruption or contamination

Examples:
ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable

'infection'

[infection.n.07] as in: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

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