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infectious Definition and Meaning in English (infectious definition)

adjective
Synonyms:contagiouscommunicabletransmissible
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Infectious definition: Relating to or caused by infection, capable of being transmitted from one individual to another.

Definitions of Infectious

  1. 1adjective

    Relating to or caused by infection, capable of being transmitted from one individual to another.

  2. 2adjective

    Likely to spread rapidly to others, often used to describe emotions, ideas, or behaviors.

Example Sentences

“The doctor confirmed that the disease was highly infectious.”

“Her laughter was so infectious that soon everyone in the room was smiling.”

Synonyms

Antonyms

non-infectiousnon-contagious

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Inflected Word Forms

nouninfection
nouninfectivity
adverbinfectiously

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Infectious definition: Relating to or caused by infection, capable of being transmitted from one individual to another.
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'Infectious' translates to 'infectious' in English. Infectious definition: Relating to or caused by infection, capable of being transmitted from one individual to another.
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