infectious

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Synonyms: infections, infestuous, infection, inflections, injections, inventious, reinfectious, defectious, infectors, uninfectious

Antonyms: infections, infestuous, infection, inflections, injections, inventious, reinfectious, defectious, infectors, uninfectious

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|pathology|of an illness}} Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a [[bacterium]], [[virus]], [[parasite]], or [[prion]]); often, also, [[transmit]]ted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, [[fomite]]-borne, or bloodborne).
2. {{lb|en|pathology|typically|of a person}} Able to [[infect]] others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
3. {{lb|en|of feelings and behaviour}} Spreading quickly from one person to another.
4. {{lb|en|informal}} {{U|memorable}} and invoking [[excitement]] or [[interest]].

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