Std — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

a doctor's degree in theology

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛstˌiːdˈiː/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɛstˌiːdˈiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɛstˌiːdˈiː/

1 syllable Say it as /ˌɛstˌiːdˈiː/.

Examples

STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

VD Cupid's itch Venus's curse dose sexually transmitted disease venereal infection social disease venereal disease Doctor of Sacred Theology Cupid's disease

Parts of Speech

noun	a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
noun	a doctor's degree in theology “STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

norme

une infection transmissible transmise par des rapports sexuels ou un contact génital

🇪🇸Spanish

enfermedad de transmisión sexual

una infección transmisible transmitida por relaciones sexuales o contacto genital

🇮🇹Italian

standard

un'infezione trasmissibile trasmessa attraverso rapporti sessuali o contatto genitale

🇳🇱Dutch

standaard

een overdraagbare infectie die wordt overgedragen door geslachtsgemeenschap of genitaal contact

🇵🇹Portuguese

padrão

uma infecção transmissível transmitida por relação sexual ou contato genital

🇷🇺Russian

стандартный

инфекционная инфекция, передающаяся половым или генитальным контактом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कक्षा

संभोग या जननांग संपर्क से प्रसारित एक संक्रामक संक्रमण

🇮🇳Tamil

வகுப்பு

உடலுறவு அல்லது பிறப்புறுப்பு தொடர்பு மூலம் பரவும் தொற்று நோய்

🇮🇳Marathi

इयत्ता

लैंगिक संभोग किंवा जननेंद्रियाच्या संपर्काद्वारे प्रसारित होणारा संसर्गजन्य संसर्ग

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધો

જાતીય સંભોગ અથવા જનનાંગોના સંપર્ક દ્વારા પ્રસારિત થતો ચેપી ચેપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಸ್ಟಿಡಿ

ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಸಂಭೋಗ ಅಥವಾ ಜನನಾಂಗದ ಸಂಪರ್ಕದಿಂದ ಹರಡುವ ಸಾಂಕ್ರಾಮಿಕ ಸೋಂಕು

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

标准

通过性交或生殖器接触传播的传染病

🇯🇵Japanese

標準

性交または性器の接触によって伝染する伝染性感染症

🇰🇷Korean

성병

성교나 생식기 접촉에 의해 전파되는 전염성 감염

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiêu chuẩn

một bệnh nhiễm trùng lây truyền qua quan hệ tình dục hoặc tiếp xúc với bộ phận sinh dục

🇹🇭Thai

มาตรฐาน

การติดเชื้อติดต่อที่ติดต่อโดยการมีเพศสัมพันธ์หรือการสัมผัสที่อวัยวะเพศ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأمراض المنقولة جنسيا

عدوى معدية تنتقل عن طريق الاتصال الجنسي أو الاتصال التناسلي

🇮🇱Hebrew

סטד

זיהום מדבק המועבר בקיום יחסי מין או מגע באיברי המין

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