epidemic

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˌe-pə-ˈde-mik\
- /ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˌe-pə-ˈde-mik\

Definitions of epidemic word

noun epidemic A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. 1
noun epidemic disease: outbreak 1
noun epidemic prevalence 1
adjective epidemic widespread 1
countable noun epidemic If there is an epidemic of a particular disease somewhere, it affects a very large number of people there and spreads quickly to other areas. 0
countable noun epidemic If an activity that you disapprove of is increasing or spreading rapidly, you can refer to this as an epidemic of that activity. 0

See all 16 definitions of epidemic

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Parts of speech for Epidemic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Epidemic

epidemic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for epidemic

adjective epidemic

widespread — spread over or open, or occupying a wide space.
wide-ranging — extending over a large area; extensive or diversified in scope: wide-ranging lands; a wide-ranging discussion.
prevalent — widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.
rampant — violent in action or spirit; raging; furious: a rampant leopard.
sweeping — of wide range or scope.

noun epidemic

plague — French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
outbreak — a sudden breaking out or occurrence; eruption: the outbreak of war.
scourge — a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
contagion — Contagion is the spreading of a particular disease by someone touching another person who is already affected by the disease.
pest — a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest)

All 29 Synonyms of epidemic

Antonyms for epidemic

adjective epidemic

restricted — confined; limited.
limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.

noun epidemic

advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.

All 4 Antonyms of epidemic

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