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Synonyms & Antonyms of infection
an abnormal state caused by contact with harmful organisms (such as bacteria or viruses)
- There is a viral infection spreading among the schoolchildren.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for infection
- debilitation,
- debility,
- decrepitude,
- feebleness,
- frailness,
- frailty,
- indisposition,
- invalidism,
- invalidity,
- lameness,
- sickliness,
- unhealthiness,
- unsoundness,
- unwellness,
- weakliness,
- weakness
- affection,
- affliction,
- ail,
- ailment,
- bug,
- complaint,
- complication,
- condition,
- disease,
- disorder,
- distemper,
- distemperature,
- dysfunction
- (also disfunction),
- fever,
- ill,
- illness,
- infirmity,
- malady,
- sickness,
- trouble,
- upset
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for infection
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“Infection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infection. Accessed 20 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of infection was in the 14th century
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