Definitions For Infection

noun

  • (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
  • Moral corruption or contamination
  • The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
  • An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  • (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
  • (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
  • The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
  • The act or process of infecting someone or something : the state of being infected
  • A disease caused by germs that enter the body

Is Infections a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
18

The word Infection is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Infection in a Sentence

  • Poor hygiene can increase the danger of infection.
  • The wound has so far remained free of infection.
  • Steps you can take to decrease your computer's risk of infection

Synonyms for Infection

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