Infect — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

communicate a disease to

contaminate with a disease or microorganism

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnfˈɛkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnfˈɛkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnfˈɛkt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnfˈɛkt/.

Examples

Your children have infected you with this head cold
society was infected by racism
His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

taint

Antonyms

disinfect

Parts of Speech

verb	communicate a disease to “Your children have infected you with this head cold”
verb	contaminate with a disease or microorganism
verb	corrupt with ideas or an ideology “society was infected by racism”
verb	affect in a contagious way “His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room”

Word Forms

infective	adjective	able to cause disease
infection	noun	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
taint	noun	the state of being contaminated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

infizieren

eine Krankheit mitteilen

🇫🇷French

infecter

communiquer une maladie à

🇪🇸Spanish

infectar

comunicar una enfermedad a

🇮🇹Italian

infettare

comunicare una malattia a

🇳🇱Dutch

infecteren

een ziekte communiceren

🇵🇹Portuguese

infectar

comunicar uma doença a

🇷🇺Russian

заразить

сообщить о заболевании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संक्रमित

किसी रोग का संचार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সংক্রমিত

একটি রোগের সাথে যোগাযোগ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

தொற்றும்

ஒரு நோயைத் தெரிவிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

సంక్రమిస్తాయి

ఒక వ్యాధిని తెలియజేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

संसर्ग

रोगाशी संपर्क साधा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચેપ લગાડવો

રોગનો સંપર્ક કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋಂಕು

ಒಂದು ರೋಗವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അണുബാധ

ഒരു രോഗത്തെ അറിയിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਗ

ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਰੋਗ ਸੰਚਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

متاثر

ایک بیماری سے رابطہ کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

感染

将疾病传达给

🇯🇵Japanese

感染する

～に病気を伝える

🇰🇷Korean

감염시키다

질병을 알리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lây nhiễm

truyền đạt một căn bệnh tới

🇹🇭Thai

ติดเชื้อ

สื่อสารโรคกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menulari

mengkomunikasikan suatu penyakit kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

makahawa

makipag-usap sa isang sakit

🇲🇾Malay

menjangkiti

menyampaikan penyakit kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصيب

نقل المرض إلى

🇮🇷Persian

آلوده کردن

یک بیماری را به

🇹🇷Turkish

enfekte etmek

bir hastalığı başkalarına iletmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַדבִּיק

לתקשר עם מחלה

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'infect' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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