contagious

adjective/kənˈteɪdʒəs/CEFR B2

সংক্রামক, ছোঁয়াচে

Meaning

Describing a disease that spreads by touch or close contact.

Example sentences

  • Chickenpox is highly contagious.জলবসন্ত খুব ছোঁয়াচে।
  • Stay home if you are contagious.সংক্রামক হলে বাড়িতে থাকুন।
  • Chickenpox is highly contagious among children.শিশুদের মধ্যে জলবসন্ত খুবই ছোঁয়াচে।
  • Stay home while you are still contagious.যতক্ষণ তুমি সংক্রামক অবস্থায় আছ, ততক্ষণ ঘরে থাকো।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: infectious, catching

Antonyms: noninfectious

Similar words, and what each means

  • infectious

    সংক্রামক, জীবাণুবাহিত

    Describing a disease caused by germs that can pass to others.

Other English words for “সংক্রামক, ছোঁয়াচে”

  • infectious

    Describing a disease caused by germs that can pass to others.

  • communicable

    Able to be passed from one person to another, said of a disease.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • contagionnounসংক্রমণ, ছোঁয়াচে রোগের বিস্তার

“contagious” elsewhere on EnglishBD

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  1. “contagious” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • দ্রুত, দ্রুতগামী
    • • ঘরের ভেতরের, অন্দরের
    • • সংক্রামক, ছোঁয়াচে
    • • সুস্বাদু, মজাদার
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    সংক্রামক, ছোঁয়াচে — contagious (adjective) — সংক্রামক, ছোঁয়াচে. Describing a disease that spreads by touch or close contact.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “contagious”?

    • • famished
    • • achievable
    • • covetous
    • • infectious
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    infectious — infectious — সংক্রামক, জীবাণুবাহিত. Describing a disease caused by germs that can pass to others.

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