contagion
the spread of a disease from one person to another
the transmission of an infectious disease from one person or animal to another, especially by direct or indirect contact
a disease that spreads between people
an infectious disease or harmful agent that can be passed from one person to another
when a feeling or behavior spreads quickly to other people
the rapid spread of a feeling, attitude, or behavior from person to person, as if it were an infection
when financial trouble spreads to other places
the spread of financial problems or loss of confidence from one company, market, or country to others
- Base: contagion
- Plural: contagion, contagions
contagion effect
1chain spread of impact
an effect that spreads to others
- 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.
- The news had a contagion effect.
emotional contagion
1emotions spreading between people
when you start to feel what others feel
- 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.
- Stress can spread through emotional contagion.
fear of contagion
1worry about catching disease
worry about catching a disease
- 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.
- She stayed home because of fear of contagion.
financial contagion
1spread of financial crisis
when money problems spread to other places
- 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.
- They tried to stop financial contagion.
social contagion
1behaviors spreading in society
when people copy behavior from others
- 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.
- Trends can spread by social contagion.