English dictionary

contagion

/k/@/n't/eI//dZ//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

any disease easily transmitted by contact

noun.state

Synonyms contagious disease

Source: WordNet 3.0
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

noun.event

Synonyms infection transmission

Source: WordNet 3.0
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

noun.communication

Examples
A contagion of mirth.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact.

noun

Source: webster1913