What is the meaning of infection?

noun

• The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms.
• Phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound. (
• Medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease. (
• An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted.
  • synonyms: contagion, transmission
• The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people.
  • usage: "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
  • synonyms: contagion
• Moral corruption or contamination.
  • usage: "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
• International law. ( illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure).