Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)
S: (n) infection ((phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound)
S: (n) infection ((medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease)
S: (n) contagion, infection (the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people) "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
S: (n) infection (moral corruption or contamination) "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
S: (n) unrighteousness (failure to adhere to moral principles) "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness"
S: (n) immorality (the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct) "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"
S: (n) quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone) "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
S: (n) attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
S: (n) law, jurisprudence (the collection of rules imposed by authority) "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"