contagion
gb/kəntˈeɪd͡ʒən/ us/kəntˈeɪd͡ʒən/
C1
Englisch
Bedeutungen
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Nomen
formal
C1
process
1
spread of disease by contact
the spread of a disease from one person to another
Verwendungsmuster:
[the] contagion (of [a disease])
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes use *contagion* as an adjective; the adjective is *contagious*.
Synonyme
transmission (More general; can be used for diseases, signals, or information.)
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spread (Less technical and more everyday than *contagion*.)
Antonyme
containment (Stopping spread rather than allowing it to pass on.)
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immunity (Resistance to infection rather than susceptibility to spreading infection.)
Wortverbindungen
risk of contagion
|prevent contagion
|the spread of contagion
|contagion control
|contagion precautions
|contain contagion
|contagion in the community
|fear of contagion
|contagion through contact
|reduce contagion
Themen
health
|medicine
|public_health
Beispiele
- Hospitals introduced strict hygiene rules to reduce contagion.
- The virus spreads quickly, so the risk of contagion is high in crowded spaces.
- They closed the ward temporarily to prevent contagion among patients.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Wearing a mask can reduce contagion.
- Doctors try to stop contagion in hospitals.
Nomen
formal
C1
entity
2
a contagious disease or agent
a disease that spreads between people
Verwendungsmuster:
a contagion; a contagion that [spreads/affects] [someone]
Häufiger Fehler:
This meaning is less common than the uncountable meaning ‘spread of disease’; many contexts prefer *infection* or *an infectious disease*.
Synonyme
infection (More common in everyday and medical contexts.)
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infectious disease (More explicit and neutral; less rhetorical than *contagion*.)
Antonyme
noninfectious condition (A condition that cannot be passed to others.)
Wortverbindungen
a deadly contagion
|a dangerous contagion
|a new contagion
|a highly contagious contagion
|a contagion spreads
|carry a contagion
|a contagion outbreak
|a contagion passes to others
Themen
health
|medicine
Beispiele
- In the past, people feared that any traveler might bring a contagion into the town.
- The lab was designed to handle dangerous contagions safely.
- Doctors worked to identify the contagion responsible for the outbreak.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The flu is a contagion that spreads fast.
Nomen
C1
process
3
rapid spread of emotions or ideas
when a feeling or behavior spreads quickly to other people
Verwendungsmuster:
the contagion of [fear/violence/laughter/excitement]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may overuse *contagion* in casual speech; in many everyday contexts, *spread* or *catching* sounds more natural.
Synonyme
spread (More general and less metaphorical.)
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ripple effect (Emphasizes gradual spreading impact, not necessarily person-to-person.)
Antonyme
calm (Opposes the idea of emotions spreading and escalating.)
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detachment (Not being affected by others’ feelings or behavior.)
Wortverbindungen
the contagion of fear
|the contagion of laughter
|the contagion of panic
|a contagion of violence
|spread by contagion
|a sense of contagion
|social contagion
|emotional contagion
|contagion of enthusiasm
|the contagion spreads
Themen
emotions
|society
|psychology
|communication
Beispiele
- There was a contagion of laughter when the speaker made a mistake.
- The contagion of fear spread through the crowd in seconds.
- Online, outrage can move with the speed of contagion.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Her excitement was contagious, like a contagion in the room.
Nomen
business
C1
process
4
crisis spreading between markets
when financial trouble spreads to other places
Verwendungsmuster:
contagion from [place/sector] to [place/sector]; fear of contagion
Synonyme
spillover (Often used for effects spreading indirectly, not necessarily through panic.)
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domino effect (Emphasizes a chain reaction of failures.)
Antonyme
decoupling (Markets or economies moving independently rather than spreading shocks.)
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stability (A steady system where shocks do not spread widely.)
Wortverbindungen
financial contagion
|contagion risk
|contagion effects
|cross-border contagion
|contagion across markets
|prevent contagion
|contagion fears
|contagion spreads
|systemic contagion
|spillover contagion
Themen
business
|economics
|finance
|news
Beispiele
- Regulators acted quickly to stop contagion from the failing bank.
- Investors worried about contagion spreading to other emerging markets.
- The government introduced safeguards to limit contagion across the financial system.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The crisis caused contagion in other markets.
Grammatik
Grundform
contagion
IPA
GB/kəntˈeɪd͡ʒən/
US/kəntˈeɪd͡ʒən/
Silben & Betonung
con - ta - gion (3 Silben)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ta)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: contagion
- Plural: contagion, contagions
Wortfamilie
Forms
contagions
noun
Core family
contagious
adjective B2
Related words
contagiously
adverb
contagiousness
noun
Negative and opposite forms
noncontagious
adjective
Ausdrücke
contagion effect
1/kəntˈeɪd͡ʒən ɪfˈɛkt/
fixed phrase
chain spread of impact
an effect that spreads to others
Beispiele
- Officials feared a contagion effect if the rumors continued.
- The layoffs triggered a contagion effect across the industry.
- Social media can intensify the contagion effect of panic buying.
emotional contagion
1/ɪmˈoʊʃənəl kəntˈeɪd͡ʒən/
fixed phrase
emotions spreading between people
when you start to feel what others feel
Beispiele
- Emotional contagion can make one anxious person affect the whole team.
- In customer service, emotional contagion means moods can spread quickly between staff and clients.
- The study examined emotional contagion in close friendships.
fear of contagion
1/fˈɪɹ əv kəntˈeɪd͡ʒən/
fixed phrase
worry about catching disease
worry about catching a disease
Beispiele
- Fear of contagion kept many people away from public transport.
- The fear of contagion was strongest in the first weeks of the outbreak.
- Some shoppers wore gloves out of fear of contagion.
financial contagion
1/fɪnˈænʃəl kəntˈeɪd͡ʒən/
fixed phrase
business
spread of financial crisis
when money problems spread to other places
Beispiele
- The central bank warned that financial contagion could spread through the region.
- Stronger capital rules are meant to reduce financial contagion after a major failure.
- Analysts debated whether the sell-off was driven by fundamentals or financial contagion.
social contagion
1/sˈoʊʃəl kəntˈeɪd͡ʒən/
fixed phrase
behaviors spreading in society
when people copy behavior from others
Beispiele
- Researchers tracked social contagion in online communities.
- Some habits spread through social contagion more than we realize.
- The campaign relied on social contagion to reach new audiences.