Nouns (1)
disease
n. an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (7)
contagious
adj. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another; "a contagious grin"
catching, communicable, contagious, transmissible, transmittable, contractible
adj. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
Fuzzynyms (24)
blight
n. any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
contagion, contagious disease
n. any disease easily transmitted by contact
complaint, ailment, ill
n. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
frailty, feebleness, infirmity, debility, frailness
n. the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
condition, status
n. a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
epidemic
n. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
plague, pestilence
n. a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
affliction
n. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
condition, consideration, circumstance
n. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
disorder
n. a disturbance of the peace or of public order
infection
n. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
upset, disorder
n. condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
Synonyms (13)
catching, communicable, contagious, transmissible, transmittable, contractible
adj. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
contaminating, corrupting
adj. that infects or taints
infective
adj. caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease"
contagious
adj. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another; "a contagious grin"
contaminating, corrupting
adj. that infects or taints
infective
adj. caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease"
Antonyms (5)
noninfectious
adj. not infectious
noninfectious
adj. not infectious
noncommunicable, noncontagious, nontransmissible
adj. (of disease) not capable of being passed on
contagious disease
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