Synonyms for virus
ˈvaɪ rəsvirus

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1. virusnoun

   (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein

   Synonyms:
   computer virus

2. virusnoun

   a harmful or corrupting agency

   "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

   Synonyms:
   computer virus

3. virus, computer virusnoun

   a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

   "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"

   Synonyms:
   computer virus

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1. • Agency
   • Infectious Agent
   • Malevolent Program
   • Microorganism

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1. virusnoun

   Synonyms:
   poison (of a morbid nature), VENOM

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1. List of paraphrases for "virus":

   viruses, viral, hiv, antivirus, anti-virus, t-virus

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1. Timothy Russell:

   This is a virus which has enormous variation in its severity -- both variation among different people of the same age, but also variation by age group, its really a group responsibilityto minimize the spread... if you are old it is likely to be very severe.

2. Dale Fisher:

   It's a ridiculous image seen in many countries, i don't believe it adds anything to the response and could be toxic on people. The virus does not survive for long in the environment and people do not generally touch the ground.

3. Victor Shum:

   If there is no surprise in a second or third wave in the virus attack and key members of OPEC+, Saudi Arabia in particular, are doing more cuts, we expect a gradual recovery will continue in the second half.

4. Andrew Pekosz:

   Every time we see the virus circulating in the population, particularly a population that has pockets of immune people, vaccinated people, and pockets of unvaccinated people, you have a situation where the virus can probe.

5. Lee Taek-san:

   Customer traffic has fully recovered to the pre-virus level, it is a relief.