contagion
noun
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Definition of contagion
1a
: a contagious disease
b
: the transmission of a disease by direct or indirect contact
c
: a disease-producing agent (such as a virus)
3a
: rapid communication of an influence (such as a doctrine or emotional state)
b
: an influence that spreads rapidly
Examples of contagion in a Sentence
a disease that spreads by contagion
People have been warned to keep out of the area to avoid contagion.
Recent Examples on the Web
The contagion model is inadequate for answering this question. — Scientific American, "How Misinformation Spreads—and Why We Trust It," 3 Sep. 2019 People are taken over by this psychic contagion that leaves them either physically turning on their colleagues or suspended in the air, frozen in contorted poses. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "Control delivers a visually stunning trip with mind-altering psychic combat," 26 Aug. 2019 Low yield contagion Governments sell bonds at auction, with would-be owners bidding on them. — Erik Sherman, Fortune, "‘Bizarro World’: Behind the Normally Staid Bond Market’s Weird, Wild Summer," 23 Aug. 2019 Brazil’s real surged after the central bank pledged to support the currency, helping to reduce fears of an emerging markets contagion. — Sarah Ponczek And Janine Wolf, BostonGlobe.com, "Stocks close higher as risk-off sentiment fades," 10 June 2018 This is not the first article written about the media’s role in mass shooter contagion. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Mass shooters seek notoriety, and we, the media, provide it. Is there another way?," 12 Aug. 2019 After earlier suffers of the disease died, the contagion would often continue to spread among families and neighbors. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "New England ‘Vampire’ Was Likely a Farmer Named John," 5 Aug. 2019 Weakening growth abroad eventually spills into the U.S. through trade links or financial contagion. — Greg Ip, WSJ, "World Looms Large in Fed Rate Plans," 20 June 2019 But the finding delighted University of Nebraska at Omaha developmental psychologist Jonathan Santo, who co-authored a 2015 study finding clear evidence of short-term emotional contagion between dogs and their owners. — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, "Coming home stressed? Your dog is internalizing those bad vibes too, study suggests," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'contagion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for contagion
contagion
noun
English Language Learners Definition of contagion
medical
: the process by which a disease is passed from one person or animal to another by touching
: a disease that can be passed from one person or animal to another by touching : a contagious disease
See the full definition for contagion in the English Language Learners Dictionary
contagion
noun
con·ta·gion
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\
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Kids Definition of contagion
1
: the passing of a disease from one individual to another as a result of some contact between them
2
: a contagious disease
contagion
noun
con·ta·gion
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\
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Medical Definition of contagion
1
: the transmission of a disease by direct or indirect contact
3
: a disease-producing agent (as a virus)
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