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infectiouscapable of being transmitted from one person to another through infection

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: capable of being transmitted from one person to another through infection

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈfekʃəs/

Korean meaning: 감염성의, 전염성의

Korean pronunciation: 인**펙**셔스

Example Sentences

  • My friend's yawn was so infectious that the entire meeting room started yawning like dominoes.
  • The doctor warned that the patient's condition was infectious and required isolation.
  • Her infectious energy turned our boring study group into a dance party.

infectious

ADJECTIVE

//ɪnˈfekʃəs//

capable of being transmitted from one person to another through infection

infectious concept
💡 Concept

capable of being transmitted from one person to another through infection

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈfekʃəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈfekʃəs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootfect
Suffix--ious

Origin

라틴어에서 유래한 단어로, '안으로 들어가서 더럽히다'라는 의미에서 시작되어 현재의 '감염성의'라는 뜻으로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

ambitiousnutritioussuspicious
ambitious
nutritious
suspicious

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My friend's yawn was so infectious that the entire meeting room started yawning like dominoes.

The doctor warned that the patient's condition was infectious and required isolation.

😄 Fun example

Her infectious energy turned our boring study group into a dance party.

COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory disease that spread globally.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

contagioustransmissiblecommunicablecatching

Antonyms

non-infectioussterileclean

Related

infectioninfectcontaminateepidemicvirusbacteria