Anticontagious

/ˌæntɪkənˈteɪdʒəs/ adjective

Opposed to the idea that diseases are contagious; or describing measures that prevent contagion.

Formed from 'anti-' (against) + 'contagious' (transmissible). The term can mean either belief that denies contagion OR actions that prevent it—showing how 'anti-' can mean both 'against' and 'preventive of.'

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