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infection

/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/noun3 syllables

Infection means: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted.

Synonyms for infection3

noun, as in an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

contagion, transmission

noun, as in the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

contagion

also used for infection

infectious disease

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What does infection mean?7

noun

1

an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

2

the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people“a contagion of mirth”

3

the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

4

(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

5

(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

6

moral corruption or contamination“ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable”

7

(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with infection?29

two syllables

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All 29 rhymes for infection, grouped by syllable

Infection in a sentence

  • Occasionally, an infection can get so bad that it leads to death.Hybrid
  • Shingles, a painful nerve infection, affects millions of people around the world each year.Cangarejo
  • Without water, surgical procedures and infection control become challenging.Amastan
  • If it's an infection, you might need antibiotics.FiRez
  • As a precaution against infection, please put on the face mask provided to you.corvard
  • Don't touch the wound, you could get an infection!BoriQa
  • One of the kittens has an eye infection, and both have the sniffles.shekitten
  • Vaccines mimic an infection, which causes the body's immune system to mount a defense.mccarras

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of infection

as a noun

plural
infections