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9 Letter Words for Contagion
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Definitions for Contagion
[1] the communication of disease by direct or indirect contact.
[2] a disease so communicated.
[3] the medium by which a contagious disease is transmitted.
[4] harmful or undesirable contact or influence.
[5] the ready transmission or spread as of an idea or emotion from person to person: a contagion of fear.
[6] the transmission of disease from one person to another by direct or indirect contact
[7] a contagious disease
[8] another name for contagium
[9] a corrupting or harmful influence that tends to spread; pollutant
[10] the spreading of an emotional or mental state among a number of people the contagion of mirth
Words related to Contagion
pollution, virus, illness, contamination, pestilence, transmission, taint, poison, bane, venom, plague, miasma, corruption
Words nearby Contagion
contactless, contactor, contadora, contadora group, contadoran, contagion, contagious, contagious abortion, contagious disease, contagious granular conjunctivitis, contagious magic
Origin of Contagion
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin contāgiōn- (stem of contāgiō ) contact, infection, equivalent to con- con- + tāg- (variant stem of tangere to touch) + -iōn- -ion; cf. contact
Other words from Contagion
con·ta·gioned , adjective
non·con·ta·gion , noun
Word origin for Contagion
C14: from Latin contāgiō a touching, infection, from contingere; see contact
Synonyms for Contagion
contamination, illness, pollution, virus, bane, corruption, miasma, pestilence, plague, poison, taint, transmission, venom