Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sexually transmitted infection

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
sex-u-al-ly -trans-mit-ted in-fec-tion
IPA
46
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
9
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various infections that are usually contracted through sexual contact, with or without symptoms.

Inflected Forms

sexually transmitted infections (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

STI affliction ailment coath complaint disease disorder egritude

Synonyms

STD sexually transmitted disease VD venereal disease gift that keeps on giving

Questions

What does sexually transmitted infection mean?
Any of various infections that are usually contracted through sexual contact, with or without symptoms.

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