🦠infectious

adjective
/ɪnˈfekʃəs/

Meaning

capable of causing infection or disease; spreading easily from one person to another; able to spread feelings or attitudes such as enthusiasm

Example Sentences

Her infectious laughter made everyone in the room smile.

Example Expressions

infectious laughter

Synonyms

contagious, communicable, catching, spreading, transmissible

Antonyms

noninfectious, harmless, noncontagious

Collocations

infectious disease, infectious virus, infectious smile, infectious laughter, highly infectious

More Example Sentences

Strengthening infectious disease surveillance systems is extremely urgent.

Related Vocabularies

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