EPIDEMIC Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word epidemic. (close relations)
epidemics
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| contagion | nounn | |||||
noun • any disease easily transmitted by contact • an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted • the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people | ||||||
| disease | nounn | |||||
noun • an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning | ||||||
| infection | nounn | |||||
noun • the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms • (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound • (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease • an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted • the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people • moral corruption or contamination • (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure | ||||||
| outbreak | nounn | |||||
noun • a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) | ||||||
| pandemic | nounn | |||||
noun • an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world adjective satellite • epidemic over a wide geographical area • existing everywhere | ||||||
| plague | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a swarm of insects that attack plants • any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) • an annoyance verb • cause to suffer a blight • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||
| scourge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a whip used to inflict punishment • something causing misery or death • a person who inspires fear or dread verb • punish severely; excoriate • whip • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||
| sickness | nounn | |||||
noun • impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism • defectiveness or unsoundness • the state that precedes vomiting | ||||||
| common | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public • having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual noun • a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area adjective satellite • common to or shared by two or more parties • commonly encountered • being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language • of or associated with the great masses of people • of low or inferior quality or value • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste • to be expected; standard | ||||||
| ubiquitous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • being present everywhere at once | ||||||
