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epidemic

/ˌɛp.ɪˈdɛm.ɪk/

Translations

epidemicnoun

epidemics

/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/

/ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/

Synonyms

epidemicadjective

more epidemic

Comp.

most epidemic

Super.

/ˌɛp.ɪˈdɛm.ɪk/

The epidemic outbreak caused widespread panic.

Эпидемический всплеск вызвал повсеместную панику.

Synonyms

epidemicnoun

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.

epidemicadjective

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.