epidemic

UK
/ˌɛp.ɪˈdɛm.ɪk/
US
/ˌɛp.ɪˈdɛm.ɪk/

Übersetzungen

epidemicsubstantiv
epidemics
Pl.
UK
/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/
US
/ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/
epidemicadjektiv
more epidemic
Komp.
most epidemic
Super.
UK
/ˌɛp.ɪˈdɛm.ɪk/
US
/ˌɛp.ɪˈdɛm.ɪk/
The epidemic outbreak caused widespread panic.
Эпидемический всплеск вызвал повсеместную панику.

Definitionen

epidemicsubstantiv
A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
The Ebola epidemic claimed thousands of lives.
A sudden, rapid spread, growth, or increase of a particular undesirable phenomenon.
There has been an epidemic of credit card fraud lately.
epidemicadjektiv
Affecting or tending to affect a large number of individuals within a community, population, or region at the same time, especially of a disease.
Influenza reached epidemic proportions last winter.
Characterized by rapid and extensive spread or growth.
The epidemic rise in social media usage has transformed how people communicate.