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Meaning of contagious

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

contagious

Pronunciation:/kənˈteɪdʒəs/

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.

    Example: The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!

    Synonyms:catchinginfectious

  2. Easily passed on to others.

    Example: Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time.

    Synonyms:infectious

  3. (of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.

    Example: They were highly contagious, spreading bacteria to other people.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contagious

Related words

catchingcommunicabletransmissibleinfectioustransmittablecontractableinfectedepidemiological