Phrase guide

sexually transmitted infection

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: STD, sexually transmitted disease, VD, venereal disease, gift that keeps on giving

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: infection, infectious disease, disease, disorder, illness, condition

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: seksueel overdraagbare infectie — a sexually transmitted disease, with or without symptoms
  • Irish: ionfhabhtú gnéas-tarchurtha — a sexually transmitted disease, with or without symptoms
  • Spanish: infección de transmisión sexual — a sexually transmitted disease, with or without symptoms
  • Spanish: enfermedad de transmisión sexual — a sexually transmitted disease, with or without symptoms
  • Spanish: enfermedad venérea — a sexually transmitted disease, with or without symptoms
  • Tok Pisin: seksueli transmitet disis — a sexually transmitted disease, with or without symptoms
  • Tok Pisin: sik bilong koap — a sexually transmitted disease, with or without symptoms
  • Ukrainian: захворювання що передається статевим шляхом (zaxvorjuvannja ščo peredajetʹsja statevym šljaxom) — a sexually transmitted disease, with or without symptoms