What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Contagious vs Inflect - What's the difference?

contagious | inflect |

As an adjective contagious

is of a disease, easily transmitted to others.

As a verb inflect is

to cause to curve inwards.

contagious

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of a disease, easily transmitted to others.
  • The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!
  • Of a fashion, laughter, etc., easily passed on to others.
  • Wearing jeans was a contagious fad at that time.
  • Of a person, having a disease that can be transmitted to another person by touch.
  • They were highly contagious , spreading bacteria to other people.

    Synonyms

    * (of a disease) catching, infectious * infectious

    Antonyms

    * non-contagious

    Derived terms

    * contagiousness * contagion

    inflect

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause to curve inwards.
  • (music) To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
  • (grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
  • Synonyms

    * (to bend or curve inwards) (l)

    Derived terms

    * inflection * inflective * inflexion

    See also

    * conjugate * decline * deflect