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- DictionaryCon·ta·gion/kənˈtāj(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the communication of disease from one person to another by close contact: "the rooms held no risk of contagion"
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1. a. : a contagious disease. b. : the transmission of a disease by direct or indirect contact. c. : a disease-producing agent (such as a virus) 2. a. : poison. b. : contagious influence, quality, or nature. c. : corrupting influence or contact. 3. a. : rapid communication of an influence (such as a doctrine or emotional state) b.
the situation in which a disease is spread by touching someone or something: The doctor says there's no chance / danger of contagion. the situation in which feelings, ideas, or problems spread from one place to another: Brazil's stock markets were battered by contagion from the problems in other emerging markets.
the situation in which a disease is spread by touching someone or something: The doctor says there's no chance / danger of contagion. the situation in which feelings, ideas, or problems spread from one place to another: Brazil's stock markets were battered by contagion from the problems in other emerging markets.
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. / kənˈteɪdʒən /.
Contagion is akin to the word contagious, an adjective describing things that spread from person to person, like certain diseases... and yawning. Definitions of contagion. noun. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted. synonyms: infection, transmission. see more.
5 days ago · contagion in American English. (kənˈteɪdʒən ) 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.
[countable] (old use) a disease that can be spread by close contact between people. [uncountable, countable] (formal) something bad that spreads quickly by being passed from person to person. the contagion of political extremism. compare infection. Word Origin.
