Catching vs Infectious - What's the difference?
catching | infectious | Synonyms |
The action of the verb catch.
* 1819 , Bartholomew Parr, The London Medical Dictionary
(pathology, of an illness) Transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.
(pathology, of a person) Able to infect others.
(of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.
(informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.
Catching is a synonym of infectious.
In context|informal|lang=en terms the difference between catching and infectious
is that catching is (informal) contagious while infectious is (informal) memorable and invoking excitement or interest.As adjectives the difference between catching and infectious
is that catching is (informal) contagious while infectious is (pathology|of an illness) transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.As a verb catching
is .As a noun catching
is the action of the verb catch.catching
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Verb
(head)Noun
- Though catchings of the breath and occasional syncope appear in the more early stages, yet they only become considerable and dangerous in the later
infectious
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Cancer is not infectious .
- More infectious diseases like the flu are usually less potent.
- Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious .
- Her enthusiasm for work can be really infectious .
- Pop music is more infectious than elevator music.
