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influenza

in·flu·en·za
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-floo-en-zuh]
    • /ˌɪn fluˈɛn zə/
    • /ˌɪn.fluˈen.zə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-floo-en-zuh]
    • /ˌɪn fluˈɛn zə/

Definitions of influenza word

  • noun influenza Pathology. an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous rapidly mutating viral strains and characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration. Compare flu. 1
  • noun influenza Veterinary Pathology. an acute, contagious disease occurring in horses and swine, characterized by fever, depression, and catarrhal inflammations of the eyes, nasal passages, and bronchi, and caused by a virus. 1
  • noun influenza A highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever, severe aching, and catarrh, and often occurring in epidemics. 1
  • noun influenza viral disease 1
  • uncountable noun influenza Influenza is the same as flu. 0
  • noun influenza a highly contagious and often epidemic viral disease characterized by fever, prostration, muscular aches and pains, and inflammation of the respiratory passages 0

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Origin of influenza

First appearance:

before 1735
One of the 48% newest English words
1735-45; < Italian < Medieval Latin influentia influence

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Influenza

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

influenza popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".

influenza usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for influenza

noun influenza

  • invasion — an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.
  • 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.
  • pandemic — (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
  • curse — If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.

Antonyms for influenza

noun influenza

  • advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
  • good luck — good fortune

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