social disease meaning

UK /ˈsəʊʃəl dɪˈziːz/ US /ˈsoʊʃəl dɪˈziz/ 4 syllables

social disease (noun): a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact.

Definition of social disease

  1. a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

    Synonyms: venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD

    Type of: contagious disease

    Kinds: genital herpes, gonorrhea, granuloma inguinale, syphilis, lymphogranuloma venereum, chlamydia

How to pronounce social disease

social disease is pronounced /ˈsəʊʃəl dɪˈziːz/ in British English and /ˈsoʊʃəl dɪˈziz/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.

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