catching
adjective [after verb] /ˈkætʃ.ɪŋ/ informalDefinition
› If an illness is catching, it can easily be passed from one person to another: Flu is catching, so stay away from work.Passing on illness and causing disease
(Definition of catching adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- carrier noun (SPREAD)
- catch verb (BECOME INFECTED)
- communicable adjective
- communicate verb (DISEASE)
- contagious adjective
- epidemic adjective
- epidemic noun (DISEASE)
- infect verb (DISEASE)
- infectious adjective
- insalubrious adjective
- insanitary adjective
- pass sth on phrasal verb (DISEASE)
- prophylactic adjective
- prophylactic noun
- transmission noun (PASSING)
- transmit verb (PASS)
- vector noun (ANIMAL)
- verminous adjective
- virulence noun
- virulent adjective
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