Hypernyms: health problem
ill health
unhealthiness
Part Holonyms: incubation
Meaning of "infection": (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
Noun
Meaning: (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
Synonyms: infection
Hypernyms: linguistic process
Meaning of "infection": (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
Noun
Meaning: (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
Synonyms: infection
Hyponyms: zymosis
Hypernyms: pathologic process
pathological process
Meaning of "infection": an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
Noun
Meaning: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
Synonyms: contagion
infection
transmission
Hypernyms: incident
Meaning of "infection": the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
Noun
Meaning: the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
Example: a contagion of mirth
the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry
Synonyms: contagion
infection
Hypernyms: communication
Meaning of "infection": moral corruption or contamination
Noun
Meaning: moral corruption or contamination
Example: ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable
Synonyms: infection
Hypernyms: corruption
corruptness
Meaning of "infection": (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Noun
Meaning: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
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