Word

contagion, n.
(contagions)

the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
<noun.communication>

contagion infection

sample sentences

"a contagion of mirth"
"the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"

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infectious infect

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hypernym

an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
<noun.event>

contagion infection transmission

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any disease easily transmitted by contact
<noun.state>

contagion contagious disease

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communicable disease

hyponym

flu, influenza, grippe measles, rubeola, morbilli diphtheria scarlet fever, scarlatina pox Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection, trench mouth venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD