viral

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈvaɪrəl/ 🇺🇸 /ˈvaɪrəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to, caused by, or of the nature of a virus.; Spreading rapidly and widely through the internet or social media, often in a short period of time.; Relating to or employing viral marketing techniques that rely on self-replicating spread.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more viral Superlative: most viral

Collocations

go viralviral marketingviral infectionviral videoviral contentviral load

Derivatives

virusvirallyviralityviralizeantiviral

Synonyms

contagiousinfectiousepidemicwidespreadtrending

Antonyms

obscurenon-viral

Commonly confused

virile
EN: 'Virile' means having masculine strength or vigor; 'viral' relates to a virus or rapid online spread.
virulent
EN: 'Virulent' means extremely harmful or poisonous (often of a disease); 'viral' simply means relating to or caused by a virus.

Spelling tips

EN: Do not confuse 'viral' (relating to a virus) with 'virile' (masculine vigor) or 'virulent' (extremely harmful). They share a Latin root but have distinct meanings.

💬 Examples

  1. The patient was diagnosed with a viral infection.

  2. The cat video went viral and received millions of views overnight.

  3. The company launched a viral campaign that encouraged users to share the ad.