Word Meaning

Meaning of infection

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

Crossword clue for infection

- Communicable disease
- Contagion