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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"
Jul 14, 2011 · 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.
CONTAGION definition: 1. the situation in which a disease is spread by touching someone or something: 2. the situation…. Learn more.
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 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.
[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.
The spreading of an emotion, idea, custom, etc. from person to person until many are affected. The contagion of mirth. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Noun Definitions (5) Synonyms: infection. contagious disease. transmission. taint. pox. pestilence. miasma. epidemic. corruption.
CONTAGION meaning: 1 : the process by which a disease is passed from one person or animal to another by touching; 2 : a disease that can be passed from one person or animal to another by touching a contagious disease often used figuratively.
