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epidemic

[ ep-i-dem-ik ]

adjective

  1. Also epidemical. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent. Compare pandemic ( def 1 ).
  2. extremely prevalent; widespread.


noun

  1. a temporary prevalence of a disease.
  2. a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something:

    an epidemic of riots.

epidemic

/ ˌɛɪˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. (esp of a disease) attacking or affecting many persons simultaneously in a community or area
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a widespread occurrence of a disease

    an influenza epidemic

  2. a rapid development, spread, or growth of something, esp something unpleasant

    an epidemic of strikes

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

epidemic

/ ĕ′ĭ-ĕĭ /

  1. An outbreak of a disease or illness that spreads rapidly among individuals in an area or population at the same time.
  2. See also endemic

epidemic

  1. A contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely among the population in an area. Immunization and quarantine are two of the methods used to control an epidemic.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ辱ˈ𳾾, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ····· adverb
  • ·····ٲ [ep-i-d, uh, -, mis, -i-tee], noun
  • ·ٱ···· adjective
  • ···· noun adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of epidemic1

First recorded in 1595–1605; obsolete epidem(y) (from Late Latin 辱ŧ, from Greek 辱ŧí “staying in one place, among the people,” equivalent to epi- epi- + ê(Dz) “people of a district” + -ia -y 3 ) + -ic
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of epidemic1

C17: from French é辱éܱ, via Late Latin from Greek 辱ŧ literally: among the people, from epi- + ŧDz people
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There will be more school shootings and inevitably more movies confronting this epidemic.

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While credited by advocates with saving lives during the opioid epidemic, the programs remain controversial, with critics arguing they fuel addiction.

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“We’ve even been talking about how, in our lifetime, we could end the HIV epidemic and get to zero new cases.”

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Tragically, Hyacinth is just one of an ever-increasing number of people on the tiny Caribbean island of Antigua to disappear without trace in what some have dubbed an epidemic, others a crisis.

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“We are realigning the organization with its core mission and our new priorities in reversing the chronic disease epidemic. This Department will do more — a lot more — at a lower cost to the taxpayer.”

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