infection


Meanings

  • the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
  • (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
  • (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
  • an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  • the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people;
    • "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
  • moral corruption or contamination;
    • "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
  • (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure


Scrabble Score: 14

infection is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

infection is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

infection is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 17

infection is a valid Words With Friends word