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contagion

[ kuhn-tey-juhn ]

noun

  1. the communication of disease by direct or indirect contact.
  2. a disease so communicated.
  3. the medium by which a contagious 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.



contagion

/ °ìÉ™²Ôˈ³Ù±ðɪ»åÏôÉ™²Ô /

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

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contagion

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  1. The transmission of an infectious disease resulting from direct or indirect contact between individuals or animals.
  2. A disease that is transmitted in this way.
  3. The agent that causes a contagious disease, such as a bacterium or a virus.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦´Ç²Ô·³Ù²¹î€ƒg¾±´Ç²Ô±ð»å adjective
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôc´Ç²Ô·³Ù²¹î€ƒg¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of contagion1

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin ³¦´Ç²Ô³ÙÄå²µ¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ³¦´Ç²Ô³ÙÄå²µ¾±Å ) contact, infection, equivalent to con- con- + ³ÙÄå²µ- (variant stem of tangere to touch) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion; contact
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of contagion1

C14: from Latin ³¦´Ç²Ô³ÙÄå²µ¾±Å a touching, infection, from contingere; see contact
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"There is always that risk of some sort of contagion between the private security companies, the types of people they employ, and their desire to continually maintain their contract," Mr Smith says.

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The only way you can get rid of pro-Trump ads on X is to line Musk’s pockets by purchasing a verified account, funding the contagion.

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The White House wants to "stop the contagion", and that could mean persuading the UK to lower or abolish it.

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It is unclear if the federal government views the H5N1 bird flu contagion in domestic and wild animals as an “emergency.â€

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The parents often ascribe estrangement to "a social contagion or a mass psychosis."

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