infection

Infection has 3 syllables: in · fec · tion.

noun. An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted.

noun. The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people.

noun. (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure.

noun. (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease.