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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•ta•gion /kənˈteɪdʒən/USA pronunciation n. - Pathology the spread of disease by contact:[uncountable]In an effort to slow contagion the authorities isolated from the public anyone suspected of having the disease.
- Pathology[countable] a disease so communicated.
- the quick spread of an idea, etc., among a group:[uncountable]affected by the contagion of hysteria sweeping the country.
See -tact-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•ta•gion (kən tā′jən),USA pronunciation n. - Pathologythe communication of disease by direct or indirect contact.
- Pathologya disease so communicated.
- Pathologythe medium by which a contagious disease is transmitted.
- harmful or undesirable contact or influence.
- the ready transmission or spread as of an idea or emotion from person to person:a contagion of fear.
- Latin contāgiōn- (stem of contāgiō) contact, infection, equivalent. to con- con- + tāg- (variant stem of tangere to touch) + -iōn- -ion; compare contact
- Middle French)
- Middle English (1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: contagion /kənˈteɪdʒən/ n - the transmission of disease from one person to another by direct or indirect contact
- a contagious disease
- a corrupting or harmful influence that tends to spread; pollutant
- the spreading of an emotional or mental state among a number of people: the contagion of mirth
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin contāgiō a touching, infection, from contingere; see contact |