infection vs unhealthiness

unhealthiness vs infection

infection and unhealthiness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
infection	Yes	No	No	No
unhealthiness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, unhealthiness is a hypernym of infection; that is, unhealthiness is a word with a broader meaning than infection:

infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
unhealthiness: a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain

Other hypernyms of infection include health problem, ill health.

infection (noun)	unhealthiness (noun)
moral corruption or contamination	a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
(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

Difference between infection and unhealthiness

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