LookItUpepidemic
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/
Forms: epidemics
epidemic means: A situation in which a disease spreads quickly and affects many people in an area.
noun
DISEASE OUTBREAKB2
A situation in which a disease spreads quickly and affects many people in an area.
- The epidemic spread across the city.
- Schools closed during the flu epidemic.
- Clean water helped prevent another epidemic of cholera.
adjective
WIDESPREAD AND HARMFULC1
Spreading widely and affecting many people in a harmful way.
- Corruption has reached epidemic proportions.
- Epidemic panic spread through the crowd.
- The report described epidemic levels of violence.
Questions about epidemic
What does epidemic mean?
A situation in which a disease spreads quickly and affects many people in an area.
What is epidemic in other languages?
Türkçe: salgın · Español: epidemia · Français: épidémie · Deutsch: Epidemie · Italiano: epidemia · 日本語: 流行
How do you pronounce epidemic?
It is pronounced /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/.
How do you use epidemic in a sentence?
The epidemic spread across the city. Schools closed during the flu epidemic.
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