infection (n.)the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms;
infection (n.)(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound;
infection (n.)(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease;
infection (n.)an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted;
infection (n.)the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people;
the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry
infection (n.)moral corruption or contamination;
ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable
infection (n.)(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure;
