infection
Meanings
- the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
- (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people;
- "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
- moral corruption or contamination;
- "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
- (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
infection is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordinfection is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
infection is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
infection is a valid Words With Friends word