Both Uses of
contagion
in
A Great and Terrible Beauty
- The excitement of the evening lives on in a contagion of whispers that trickle from girl to girl.†
Chpt 6 *
- Pippa laughs and it's contagious, sending us all into hysterical fits.†
Chpt 13
Definition:
the spread of disease or any idea or attitude -- especially one that is harmful; or an instance of the thing that is spread -- such as a virus