infection

1. n. The act or process of infecting. Source: opted

2. n. That which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused. Source: opted

3. n. The state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic. Source: opted

4. n. That which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious principles. Source: opted

5. n. Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication. Source: opted

6. n. Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence. Source: opted

7. n. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms Source: wordnet

8. n. (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound Source: wordnet

9. n. (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease Source: wordnet

10. n. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted Source: wordnet

11. n. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people Source: wordnet

12. n. moral corruption or contamination Source: wordnet

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