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sexually transmitted disease vs contagious disease

contagious disease vs sexually transmitted disease

sexually transmitted disease and contagious disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sexually transmitted disease Yes No No No
contagious disease Yes No No No
As nouns, contagious disease is a hypernym of sexually transmitted disease; that is, contagious disease is a word with a broader meaning than sexually transmitted disease:
  • sexually transmitted disease: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
  • contagious disease: any disease easily transmitted by contact
Other hypernyms of sexually transmitted disease include contagion.
sexually transmitted disease (noun) contagious disease (noun)
a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact any disease easily transmitted by contact
Difference between sexually transmitted disease and contagious disease

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