Infection1. (n.) The act or process of infecting.
2. (n.) That which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused.
3. (n.) The state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic.
4. (n.) That which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious principles.
5. (n.) Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication.
6. (n.) Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.
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