26984 words

epidemic

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time:

Examples:

a flu epidemic
2
a particular problem that seriously affects many people at the same time:

Examples:

a crime/unemployment epidemic
3
happening a lot and affecting many people:

Examples:

epidemic proportion Poverty in this country has reached epidemic proportions .
Crime and poverty are epidemic in the city.
4
the appearance of a particular disease in a very large number of people during the same period of time:

Examples:

a flu epidemic

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