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contagion
/kənˈteɪd͡ʒən/
noun 5
Collocations
2ADJ.
current, damaging, growing, happy, insidious, major, turned
VERB + CONTAGION
caused, escape
Definitions
noun
1
A disease spread by contact.
2
The spread or transmission of such a disease.
3
The spread of anything likened to a contagious disease.
It is true, they were a good-natured and respectable set of servants, who had lived so long in their places that they might be said, by a happy contagion, to have caught kindly feelings from their superiors, and, having assisted in saving the lives of the young ladies, gave them an interest in their pleasures, and a real delight in seeing those fair young faces lighted up with joy.
4
The spread of anything likened to a contagious disease.
And it was German procrastination that aggravated the Greek crisis and caused the contagion that turned it into an existential crisis for Europe.
5
A recession or crisis developed in such manner.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a
noun — an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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It is true, they were a good-natured and respectable set of servants, who had lived so long in their places that they might be said, by a happy contagion, to have caught kindly feelings from their sup
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And it was German procrastination that aggravated the Greek crisis and caused the contagion that turned it into an existential crisis for Europe.
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Italians, he argued, are finding it hard to find their bearings to navigate the current coronavirus contagion.
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The contagion is damaging the Italian economy and its important tourism industry.
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Until recently, Romans seemed confident that the city would escape major contagion.
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It’s calling on the African Union to take urgent measures to stop “a growing and insidious contagion.”
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