தொற்று — meaning in English

English meaning

• contagion noun A disease that spreads by contact, or the process of it spreading.
• infect verb To pass a disease-causing germ or virus into a person, animal, or plant.
• infection noun An illness caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other germs entering the body.

Senses

தொற்று is used for these senses in English:

• infection the process of infecting
• infect to bring into contact with a substance that causes illness
• contagion disease spread by contact

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.

infect — full definition

1. verb To pass a disease-causing germ or virus into a person, animal, or plant.
2. verb To spread a feeling or attitude to other people.

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