CONTAGION


Meaning of CONTAGION in English

con ‧ ta ‧ gion /kənˈteɪdʒ ə n/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin contagio , from contingere ; ⇨ ↑ contingent 1 ]

1 . [uncountable] technical a situation in which a disease is spread by people touching each other:

There is some danger of contagion.

2 . [countable] technical a disease that can be passed from person to person by touch

3 . [singular] formal a feeling or attitude that spreads quickly between people or places:

a contagion of fear spread from city to city

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