INFECTION
Scrabble letter values: I1N1F4E1C3T1I1O1N1 = 14
Definition
- noun the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms.
- noun (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound.
- noun (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease.
- noun an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted. — synonyms: contagion, transmission
- noun the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people. — synonyms: contagion
- noun moral corruption or contamination.
- noun (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure.
Examples
- “a contagion of mirth”
- “the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry”
- “ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable”