Contagion
Contagion noun - An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted.
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Epidemic and contagion are semantically related In some cases you can use "Epidemic" instead a noun "Contagion".
Epidemic
Epidemic noun - A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time.
Contagion and epidemic are semantically related in outbreak topic. You can use "Contagion" instead a noun "Epidemic", if it concerns topics such as widespread disease.
Nearby Words: epidemical, epidemically
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Epidemic and Contagion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contagion/epidemic
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