Contagious infection Synonyms

Definitions for Contagious


  • (adjective) capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
  • (adjective) exciting a similar feeling or reaction in others
  • (adjective) (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

Definitions for Infection


  • (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
  • (noun) the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms