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contagion

con·ta·gion

UK/kənˈteɪd͡ʒən/ US/kʌˈnteɪdʒʌn/ uncommon

noun

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the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

  • “a contagion of mirth”
  • “the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry”
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Origin

From Middle English (late 14th century), from Old French, from Latin contāgiō (“a touching, contact, contagion”) related to contingō (“touch closely”).

Phrases

  • Asian contagion
  • behavioral contagion
  • behavioural contagion
  • social contagion

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