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Synonyms & Antonyms of contagion
sickness that can be passed from one person, plant, or animal to another
- The rumors spread like a contagion.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for contagion
- affection,
- affliction,
- ail,
- ailment,
- blight,
- bug,
- complaint,
- complication,
- condition,
- disease,
- disorder,
- distemper,
- distemperature,
- dysfunction
- (also disfunction),
- fever,
- ill,
- illness,
- infirmity,
- malady,
- sickness,
- trouble,
- upset
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for contagion
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The first known use of contagion was in the 14th century
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