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伝染 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contagion noun A disease that spreads by contact, or the process of it spreading.
  • infection noun An illness caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other germs entering the body.
  • plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.

Senses

伝染 is used for these senses in English:

  • infection (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
  • plague A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.

contagion — full definition

  1. noun A disease that spreads by contact, or the process of it spreading.
  2. noun The spread of an idea, behavior, or crisis through a group, as if it were a disease.

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