epidemic

noun · adjectiveB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

epidemicsepidemickepidemical

1.
A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
2.
(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.
3.
(broadly, colloquial)(by extension, colloquial) A heightened occurrence of anything harmful.
4.
(figuratively)(figurative) The spreading of an idea or belief amongst a population.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more epidemicmost epidemic

Superlative

epidemickepidemical

1.
Of, related to, or being an epidemic: a widespread outbreak of disease in humans.
2.
(figuratively)(figurative) Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.
Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection.
Đồng nghĩa: common, ubiquitous, common, disseminated, far-flung, extensive, pervasive, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, regnant, rife, spread out, systemic, ubiquitous, universal, widespread

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

common ubiquitousdisseminatedfar-flungextensive pervasive predominantprevailingprevalent regnant rifespread outsystemic universal widespread

Trái nghĩa

endemic

Cùng gốc / liên quan

epicurveepidemic curveantiepidemicepidemiclikehyperepidemiciatroepidemicinfodemicinterepidemicmicroepidemicmidepidemicpanepidemicpost-epidemic,postepidemicpre-epidemic,preepidemicpseudoepidemicsubepidemicsyndemicvirgin soil epidemicecdemicendemicpandemic

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Nguồn gốc từ

From French épidémique, from épidémie, from epidēmia, reanalysis of plural epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος, from ἐπί (upon) + δῆμος (people). epi- demic.