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contagious laughter

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  • contagious — [kən tā′jəs] adj. [OFr contagieus < LL contagiosus] 1. spread by direct or indirect contact; communicable: said of diseases 2. carrying, or liable to transmit, the causative agent of a contagious disease 3. for the care of contagious patients… …   English World dictionary

  • contagious — contagiously, adv. contagiousness, contagiosity /keuhn tay jee os i tee/, n. /keuhn tay jeuhs/, adj. 1. capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases. 2. carrying or spreading a contagious… …   Universalium

  • contagious — con•ta•gious [[t]kənˈteɪ dʒəs[/t]] adj. 1) pat capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases[/ex] 2) pat carrying or spreading a contagious disease 3) tending to spread from person to person …   From formal English to slang

  • contagious, infectious —  Diseases spread by contact are contagious.  Those spread by air and water are infectious. Used figuratively ( contagious laughter, infectious enthusiasm ), either is fine …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • contagious, infectious —    Diseases spread by contact are contagious. Those spread by air and water are infectious. Used figuratively ( contagious laughter, infectious enthusiasm ), either is fine …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • contagious, infectious —    Diseases spread by contact are contagious. Those spread by air and water are infectious. Used figuratively ( contagious laughter, infectious enthusiasm ), either is fine …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • contagious — A contagious disease is one transmitted by physical contact, as distinct from an infectious disease, which is transmitted by micro organisms in the air or in water. In figurative use, contagious and infectious overlap in modifying positive or… …   Modern English usage

  • laughter — n. 1) to cause, provoke laughter 2) contagious, infectious; convulsive; derisive; hearty, loud, raucous, uproarious; sardonic; subdued laughter 3) a burst, fit, gale; ripple of laughter 4) (misc.) to double up with laughter * * * [ lɑːftə]… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Contagious shooting — A contagious shooting is a sociological phenomenon observed in military and police personnel in which one person firing on a target can induce others to begin shooting. Often the subsequent shooters will not know why they are firing.[1][2][3]… …   Wikipedia

  • Laughter — For other uses, see Laughter (disambiguation). Laugh redirects here. For other uses, see Laugh (disambiguation). Snicker redirects here. For other uses, see Snickers (disambiguation). A man laughing Laughing is a reaction to certain stimuli,… …   Wikipedia

  • contagious — con|ta|gious [ kən teıdʒəs ] adjective 1. ) a contagious disease spreads from one person to another through touch or through the air a ) someone who is contagious has a contagious disease 2. ) a contagious feeling or idea spreads quickly from one …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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