Vocabulary
Contagious
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact.
Urdu meaning
متعدی، وبائی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- TB is a contagious bacterial infection which most commonly affects the lungs but can also spread to the brain, kidneys and bones.
- Medical history is replete with tales of this highly contagious disease that continued for centuries.
- Measles which is highly contagious can bring with it severe complications and fatalities, particularly in children under five.
- Commenting on Asim Jamil`s unfortunate death by suicide due to depressive illness, a senior and popular media anchor described depression in his vlog as a special kind of madness and a contagious condition!
Synonyms
infectious, communicable, transmittable, transmissible, transferable, spreadable
Curator example
“a contagious disease”
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