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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"
contagion. noun. con· ta· gion kən-ˈtā-jən. 1. : the passing of a disease from one individual to another by direct or indirect contact. 2. : a contagious disease or something (as a virus) that causes a contagious disease.
a corrupting or harmful influence that tends to spread; pollutant. the spreading of an emotional or mental state among a number of people. the contagion of mirth.
CONTAGION definition: 1. the situation in which a disease is spread by touching someone or something: 2. the situation…. Learn more.
CONTAGION meaning: 1. the situation in which a disease is spread by touching someone or something: 2. the situation…. Learn more.
Have you ever noticed how when one person yawns, the people around him tend to do so as well? This phenomenon can be described as a contagion, the spreading of an emotional or mental state (in this case, fatigue).
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 of an idea, emotion, etc.: the contagion of fear.
Contagion is the spreading of a particular disease by someone touching another person who is already affected by the disease.