What it means
- (verb) To bring into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen). “Not everyone will be infected when an epidemic strikes.”
- (verb) To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion. “Her passion for dancing has infected me.”
Antonyms
Letter analysis
- Infecting contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
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Words starting with INF
- infallibility
- infallible
- infallibly
- infamies
- infamous
- infamously
- infamy
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- infanticides
- infantile
- infantries
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- infantryman
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Words ending with ING
Sub-words
Common questions
What does Infecting mean?
To bring into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen).
How many letters are in Infecting?
Infecting has 9 letters.
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