infection

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
noun (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
noun (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

From Old French infection, from Late Latin īnfectiō. Equivalent to infect + -ion.

The test of art is infection. — Tolstoy on Shakespeare: A Critical Essay on Shakespeare, Leo, graf Tolstoy
Say did not escape the infection. — A history of economic doctrines : $b from the time of the physiocrats to the present day, Charles Gide
The infection spread to all classes. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose

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