epidemic

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Learn the meaning of epidemic with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

epidemic

(noun)

Meaning

a disease that spreads quickly

Example

"The flu epidemic affected many people in the city."

Synonyms

outbreakplague

Antonyms

containmentcontrol

More about this word

Word origin
From Greek epidēmia, meaning among the people.
Related word forms
  • adjective: epidemic