contagion vs Cupid's itch

Cupid's itch vs contagion

contagion and Cupid's itch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contagion	Yes	No	No	No
Cupid's itch	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Cupid's itch is a hyponym of contagion; that is, Cupid's itch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contagion:

contagion: any disease easily transmitted by contact
Cupid's itch: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

Other hyponyms of contagion include flu, grippe, influenza, measles, morbilli, rubeola, diphtheria, scarlatina, scarlet fever, pox, trench mouth, Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection, Cupid's disease, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse, coronavirus disease.

contagion (noun)	Cupid's itch (noun)
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people	a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
any disease easily transmitted by contact

Difference between contagion and Cupid's itch

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