contagion
noun
con·ta·gion
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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
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 2019 In late March of 1914, the town of Hanford, California, was rocked by contagion. — Quanta Magazine, "Why Don’t Patients Get Sick in Sync? Modelers Find Statistical Clues," 1 Mar. 2018 Knowing someone virtually is not that different from knowing them offline, and social media provides a vector for violent contagion to spread. — Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, "Weekend of mass killing reflects how American violence goes viral," 5 Aug. 2019 In the next two seasons, Klopp's Mainz narrowly missed out on promotion but his charisma was like a contagion infecting the Rhineland. — SI.com, "Jurgen Klopp: The Early Years at Mainz 05 Where He Sealed 'Greatest Achievement'," 12 July 2019 The wallflower turns into the belle of the ball and starts to realize her ambitions, but also unwittingly sets off a bloody spiral of contagion. — Clark Collis, EW.com, "Rabid remake gets disturbing first trailer," 4 July 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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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
| \ kən-ˈtā-jən
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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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