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infection definition and meaning

n. The act or process of infecting.
n. That which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused.
n. The state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic.
n. That which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious principles.
n. Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication.
n. Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.

Crossword clues for infection

- Communicable disease
- Contagion