infection |
the act of infecting or an instance or state of being infected. [5 definitions] |
infectious |
capable of being transmitted by infection. [2 definitions] |
infectious hepatitis |
an abnormal condition of the liver accompanied by inflammation, jaundice, nausea, and vomiting, that may be caused by a viral infection or poison. |
infectious mononucleosis |
a severe viral disease, usu. occurring in children and adolescents, that causes fever, swelling of the lymph nodes, sore throat, and an increase of white cells with a single nucleus in the bloodstream; glandular fever. |
infective |
able or likely to cause infection; infectious. |
infelicitous |
inappropriate or unfortunate; inopportune. |
infelicity |
the quality or condition of being infelicitous. [3 definitions] |
infer |
to conclude or determine on the basis of evidence or logical premises. [2 definitions] |
inferable |
combined form of infer. |
inference |
a conclusion derived from inferring. [2 definitions] |
inferential |
involving, based on, or deducible by inference. |
inferior |
subordinate in rank, position, or degree. [5 definitions] |
inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
inferiority complex |
a neurotic condition caused by intense feelings of inferiority or inadequacy and characterized by either extreme reserve or aggressive behavior. [2 definitions] |
infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. [3 definitions] |
inferno |
hell. [2 definitions] |
infertile |
of land, not fertile or productive; barren. [2 definitions] |
infest |
to spread in or overrun as a nuisance or danger. [2 definitions] |
infidel |
one who does not believe in or accept a religious faith, esp. that of Christianity or Islam. [2 definitions] |
infidelity |
unfaithfulness, esp. to marital vows; adultery. [3 definitions] |
infield |
a baseball diamond, the positions at the four corners of the diamond, or the players playing those positions as a group. (Cf. outfield.) [2 definitions] |