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Synonyms for contagion

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-tey-juh n
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈteɪ dʒən

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Définition of contagion

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French contagion, from Latin contagionem (nominative contagio) "a touching, contact, contagion," related to contingere "touch closely" (see contact (n.)).
  • noun infection
Example sentences :
  • He had caught the contagion of her mood and vague alarm swept him.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • I see already that from the world, vile as it is, you have nothing of contagion to fear.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The old sores which are bathed have nothing to fear, and offer no risk of contagion.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The very spectacle of that form which I had learned to love is mildew and contagion to my eyes.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • When the cure is effected, let the clothes be carefully fumigated with sulphur, or the contagion will again be communicated.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Also she seemed to catch the contagion of little Ali's excitement.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • This seizure isn't alarming and there is absolutely no danger of contagion.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • One by one the people around caught the contagion of excitement.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • It was her duty to rescue the baby, to save it from contagion, and she still meant to do her duty.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • Has the child been exposed to the contagion of measles, small-pox, or scarlatina?
  • Extract from : « The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases » by Charles West, M.D.

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