epidemic 1

adjectivedomain: all adj

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously

Examples

1.an epidemic outbreak of influenza

Antonym

ecdemic 1

adjective

of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs

endemic 1

adjective

of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality

Derivationally related form

epidemic 1

noun

a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

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medicine 1

noun

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

Similar_to

epiphytotic 1

adjective

(of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area

epizootic 1

adjective

(of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region

pandemic 1

adjective

epidemic over a wide geographical area

pestilent 2

adjective

likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease