Meaning

4 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of infecting.

    Ansteckung, Infektion

    инфе́кцияinfékcija, зараже́ниеzaražénije

    інфе́кціяinfékcija, зараже́нняzaražénnja, закаже́нняzakažénnja

  2. (countable, uncountable)An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

    Infektion

    инфе́кцияinfékcija, зара́заzaráza

    інфе́кціяinfékcija, зара́заzaráza

  3. (countable, uncountable)A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.

More definitions
  • (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
  • moral corruption or contamination
  • an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  • (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

Examples

177 sentences

  1. Tom could die from the infection.

    Том може померти від інфекції. — deniko

    ruТом мог умереть от заражения. — odexed

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  2. Tom might die from the infection.

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  3. Tom may die from the infection.

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  4. There is no fear of infection.

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  5. What sort of infection is this?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
the process of infecting:
uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host:
Русский
By meaning 2
the process of infecting:
uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the process of infecting:

Origin

From Old French infection, from Late Latin īnfectiō. Equivalent to infect + -ion.

From Old French infection, from Late Latin īnfectiō. Equivalent to infect + -ion.

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Forms

plural: infections
Singularinfection
Pluralinfections

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
infectious disease
Close in meaning
  • an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted:contagiontransmission
  • the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people:contagion

Word family

43 related words
RelatedinfectB2infectedB2infectableinfectious diseaseinfectiveinfectious
Derivedagroinfectionantiinfectionautoinfectionbladder infectioncoinfectioncross-infectiondisinfectionhydrofectionhyperinfectioninfectiologyinfectionalinfectionisminfectionistlytic infectionmicroinfectionmonoinfectionneuroinfectionnoninfectionopportunistic infectionparainfectionpostinfectionpreinfectionpseudoinfectionreinfection

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
infatuateinfatuationinfectB2infectiousB2inferB2inferenceB2inferior

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