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infectious

/ɪn'fɛkʃəs/

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adjective
caused by infection or capable of causing infection
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Similar:

infective infected septic
adjective
easily spread
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"fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"

Similar:

contagious contaminating contractable corrupting transmissible catching transmittable communicable

Opposite:

noninfectious
of or relating to infection
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"infectious hospital" "infectious disease"

Examples of infectious

"fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"
"infectious hospital"
"infectious disease"