measles

CEFRB1

/ˈmizəlz/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A contagious illness causing fever and red spots on the skin.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any disease causing red rashes.

Examples

  • Adults are often immune to German measles.

  • The twins have come down with measles.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmiːzəlz/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Used as an intensifier.

  2. An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes.

  3. Synonym of cysticercosis: A disease of livestock or meat caused by the presence of tapeworm larvae.

More examples

In context

  • Measles can be quite dangerous.

  • Others take a fether, and dippe it in the saide water, and therwith they annoynte all the Measells of the Face when they are come forth.

  • Maybe it's the 'measles. They say they're going around the neighborhood.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Either from Middle Dutch masels (“blood blisters, measels”) or Middle Low German maselen (“red blemishes, measels”), both from Old High German masala (“blood blister, phlegmon”). Doublet of measlings. Cognate with mazer & mase and Middle Low German masele & māsel. Influenced in pronunciation and some senses by mesel (“leprous, leper”).