- (n.) The state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic.
- (n.) That which infects or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused.
- (n.) The act or process of infecting.
- (n.) Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication.
- (n.) That which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious principles.
- (n.) Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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