Hyphenation of infectious

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word infectious? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

in-fec-tious

Definitions of infectious:

1.
Caused by infection or capable of causing infection
Viruses and other infective agents A carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease
2.
Easily spread
Fear is exceedingly infectious Children catch it from their elders- Bertrand Russell
3.
Of or relating to infection
Infectious hospital Infectious disease

Synonyms of infectious:

adj infective, septic
adj infectious, catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable, contagious, corrupting, contaminating
adjill health, unhealthiness, health problem

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