Definitions For Infection
noun
- (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
- Moral corruption or contamination
- The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
- An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
- The act or process of infecting someone or something : the state of being infected
- A disease caused by germs that enter the body
Is Infection a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
17
The word Infection is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Infection in a Sentence
- Poor hygiene can increase the danger of infection.
- The wound has so far remained free of infection.
- Steps you can take to decrease your computer's risk of infection