infection
/ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən/
संक्रमण
noun
1. infection
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
2. infection
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
3. infection
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
4. contagion, transmission
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
5. contagion
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
"a contagion of mirth"
"the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
6. infection
moral corruption or contamination
"ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
7. infection
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Synonyms
Antonyms
Download our android app to use the dictionary on your android mobile devices. It's an offline dictionary and you can use it anywhere anytime and don't need any internet connection.
The dictionary features more than 1,00,000 english words and has been downloaded more than 1 million times.
Download Our English to Nepali Dictionary.
