Contagion
[kuh n-tey-juh n] /kənˈteɪ dʒən/
noun
1.
the communication of disease by direct or indirect contact.
2.
a disease so communicated.
3.
the medium by which a 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.
/kənˈteɪdʒən/
noun
1.
the transmission of disease from one person to another by direct or indirect contact
2.
a contagious disease
3.
another name for contagium
4.
a corrupting or harmful influence that tends to spread; pollutant
5.
the spreading of an emotional or mental state among a number of people: the contagion of mirth
n.
late 14c., from Old French contagion, from Latin contagionem (nominative contagio) “a touching, contact, contagion,” related to contingere “touch closely” (see contact (n.)).
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