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felon vs infection

infection vs felon

felon and infection both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
felon Yes No No No
infection Yes No No No
As nouns, infection is a hypernym of felon; that is, infection is a word with a broader meaning than felon:
  • felon: a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
  • infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
felon (noun) infection (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime moral corruption or contamination
a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
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