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Synonyms for contagion

Most common

infection virus taint

All synonyms

Noun

1. Infection

infection, transmission

Other

virus, taint

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A disease spread by contact.

Forms

Plural
contagions → infections, transmissions, viruses, taints…

Example sentences

  • infection I got an infection and was prescribed antibiotics.
  • virus Tom caught a virus and had to stay home from work.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
contagionrising
infectionrising
virusfalling
taintsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
virus2, taint1
9 letters
infection3
12 letters
transmission3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (virus2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
contagion
Italiano
contagio