Infection

//ɪnˈfɛkʃən//

Synonyms for "infection" (90 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Strong matches (27)

Noun(1 words)
contagion

Related words (45)

Noun(1 words)
transmission

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11 entries

More specific

1 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

7 entries

causes

2 entries

coordinate

1 entries

derived

42 entries

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derived from

2 entries

has context

4 entries

is a

11 entries

receives action

2 entries

related to

10 entries

Translations

200 translations across 71 languages.

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Afrikaans

3 entries
  • infeksie noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • infeksie noun (disease)
  • infekteer noun (the process of infecting)

Albanian

3 entries
  • infeksion noun (the process of infecting)
  • infeksion noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • infektim noun (the process of infecting)

Arabic

2 entries
  • عَدَوَى noun (the process of infecting)
  • عَدْوَى noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Armenian

3 entries
  • ինֆեկցիա noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • վարակ noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • վարակում noun (the process of infecting)

Aymara

1 entries
  • añata noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • infeksiya noun (the process of infecting)
  • infeksiya noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • sirayət noun (the process of infecting)
  • yoluxdurma noun (the process of infecting)

Basque

1 entries
  • infekzio noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • зара́за noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • заражэ́нне noun (the process of infecting)
  • інфе́кцыя noun (the process of infecting)
  • інфе́кцыя noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Bengali

1 entries
  • সংক্রমণ noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • संक्रमण noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • зара́за noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • заразя́ване noun (the process of infecting)
  • инфе́кция noun (the process of infecting)
  • инфе́кция noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Catalan

2 entries
  • infecció noun (the process of infecting)
  • infecció noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 傳染 /传染 noun (the process of infecting)
  • 感染 noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 傳染 /传染 noun (the process of infecting)
  • 感染 noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Czech

4 entries
  • infekce noun (the process of infecting)
  • infekce noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • nákaza noun (the process of infecting)
  • nákaza noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Danish

2 entries
  • infektion noun (the process of infecting)
  • infektion noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Dutch

3 entries
  • infectering noun (the process of infecting)
  • infectie noun (the process of infecting)
  • infectie noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • infekto noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Estonian

3 entries
  • infektsioon noun (the process of infecting)
  • infektsioon noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • nakkus noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Finnish

4 entries
  • infektio noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • tarttuminen noun (the process of infecting)
  • tarttuva tauti noun (disease)
  • tartunta noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

French

2 entries
  • infection noun (the process of infecting)
  • infection noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Galician

2 entries
  • infección noun (the process of infecting)
  • infección noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Georgian

4 entries
  • დასენიანება noun (the process of infecting)
  • დასნებოვნება noun (the process of infecting)
  • ინფექცია noun (the process of infecting)
  • ინფექცია noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

German

3 entries
  • Ansteckung noun (the process of infecting)
  • Infektion noun (the process of infecting)
  • Infektion noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Greek

2 entries
  • λοίμωξη noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • μόλυνση noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • זִהוּם noun (the process of infecting)
  • זִהוּם noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • זיהום noun (the process of infecting)
  • זיהום noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Hindi

2 entries
  • संक्रमण noun (the process of infecting)
  • संक्रमण noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • fertőzés noun (the process of infecting)
  • fertőzés noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • fertőzés noun (disease)
  • fertőződés noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • smitun noun (the process of infecting)
  • sýking noun (the process of infecting)
  • sýking noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • infeksi noun (the process of infecting)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • infection noun (the process of infecting)

Irish

2 entries
  • galar noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • galrú noun (the process of infecting)

Italian

2 entries
  • infezione noun (the process of infecting)
  • infezione noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 伝染 noun (the process of infecting)
  • 感染 noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • жұқпа noun (the process of infecting)
  • жұқпа noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • жұқтыру noun (the process of infecting)
  • инфекция noun (the process of infecting)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ដំបៅក្លាយ noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Korean

3 entries
  • 감염 noun (the process of infecting)
  • 감염 noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • 전염 noun (the process of infecting)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • инфекция noun (the process of infecting)
  • инфекция noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Lao

4 entries
  • ການຕິດເຊື້ອ noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • ການຕິດແປດພະຍາດ noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • ຝີ noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • ພິດ noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Latin

1 entries
  • infectio noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Latvian

2 entries
  • infekcija noun (the process of infecting)
  • infekcija noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Lithuanian

3 entries
  • infekcija noun (the process of infecting)
  • infekcija noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • užkrėtimas noun (the process of infecting)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • зараза noun (the process of infecting)
  • зараза noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • инфекција noun (the process of infecting)
  • инфекција noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Malay

1 entries
  • jangkitan noun (the process of infecting)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • халдвар noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Māori

2 entries
  • pokenga noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • whakapokenga noun (the process of infecting)

Navajo

2 entries
  • iiʼnótʼį́į́ noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • iʼniiyą́ą́ʼ noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • tûşbûn noun (the process of infecting)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • infeksjon noun (the process of infecting)
  • infeksjon noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Occitan

2 entries
  • infeccion noun (the process of infecting)
  • infeccion noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Persian

4 entries
  • عُفونَت noun (the process of infecting)
  • عُفونَت noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • پوده noun (the process of infecting)
  • پوسیدن noun (the process of infecting)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Aunstekjunk noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Polish

3 entries
  • infekcja noun (the process of infecting)
  • zakażenie noun (the process of infecting)
  • zakażenie noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • infeccionamento noun (the process of infecting)
  • infecção noun (the process of infecting)
  • infecção noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Romanian

2 entries
  • infectare noun (the process of infecting)
  • infecție noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Russian

4 entries
  • зара́за noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • зараже́ние noun (the process of infecting)
  • инфе́кция noun (the process of infecting)
  • инфе́кция noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • infèkcija noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • zaraženje noun (the process of infecting)
  • zaraženje noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • zȃraza noun (the process of infecting)

Slovak

4 entries
  • infekcia noun (the process of infecting)
  • infekcia noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • nákaza noun (the process of infecting)
  • nákaza noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Slovene

4 entries
  • infekcija noun (the process of infecting)
  • infekcija noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • okužba noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • okuženje noun (the process of infecting)

Spanish

4 entries
  • infección noun (the process of infecting)
  • infección noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • infición noun (the process of infecting)
  • infición noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Swedish

2 entries
  • infektion noun (the process of infecting)
  • infektion noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • hawa noun (the process of infecting)
  • hawa noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • pagkakahawa noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Tajik

4 entries
  • гирифтор noun (the process of infecting)
  • инфектсия noun (the process of infecting)
  • инфектсия noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • уфунат noun (the process of infecting)

Tamil

2 entries
  • தொற்று noun (the process of infecting)
  • தொற்றுநோய் noun (disease)

Thai

2 entries
  • การติดเชื้อ noun (the process of infecting)
  • การติดเชื้อ noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Turkish

2 entries
  • enfeksiyon noun (the process of infecting)
  • enfeksiyon noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • закаже́ння noun (the process of infecting)
  • зара́за noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • зараже́ння noun (the process of infecting)
  • інфе́кція noun (the process of infecting)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • infeksiya noun (the process of infecting)
  • infeksiya noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • sự lây nhiễm noun (the process of infecting)
  • sự lây nhiễm noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)
  • sự nhiễm trùng noun (the process of infecting)
  • sự nhiễm trùng noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Welsh

1 entries
  • heintiad noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אינפֿעקציע noun (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The puncture wound was very deep and had to be examined for infection.

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You have a gum infection.

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I think I have a gum infection.

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I have an ear infection.

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