INFECTIOUS


Meaning of INFECTIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnfekʃəs ]

1.

A disease that is infectious can be caught by being near a person who has it. Compare contagious .

...infectious diseases such as measles...

ADJ

2.

If a feeling is infectious , it spreads to other people.

She radiates an infectious enthusiasm for everything she does...

ADJ

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