con|ta|gion

con|ta|gion
con|ta|gion «kuhn TAY juhn», noun.
1. the spreading of disease by direct or indirect contact: »

Contagion is hard to prevent in crowded areas.

2. a disease spread in this way; contagious disease: »

The contagion ran all through the dormitories.

3. the means by which disease is spread.
4. Figurative. the spreading of any influence from one person to another: »

At the cry of “Fire!” a contagion of fear swept through the audience, causing a panic.

5. evil influence; moral corruption: »

Her mother feared the contagion of drugs.

6. Obsolete. a poison.
╂[< Latin contāgiō, -ōnis a touching, related to contingere; see etym. under contact (Cf. ↑contact)]

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  • contagion — con|ta|gion [kənˈteıdʒən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin contagio, from contingere; CONTINGENT1] 1.) [U] technical a situation in which a disease is spread by people touching each other ▪ The danger of contagion is very small.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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