infection

US /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/

UK /ɪnˈfekʃn/

A2

noun

  • (Computers) Having a computer virus
  • Making or becoming sick with a bacteria/virus
  • Act of making people feel the same emotion you are
  • (Computers) Having a computer virus
  • Making or becoming sick with a bacteria/virus
  • Act of making people feel the same emotion you are

Examples

The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.

Almost all the sheep on the farm carried the infection.