επιδημία — meaning in English
epidimia
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English meaning
- epidemic noun An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a population at once.
- pestilence noun A deadly, widespread disease; a plague.
- plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
Senses
επιδημία is used for these senses in English:
- pestilence Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
- plague (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
epidemic — full definition
- noun An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a population at once.
- noun A sudden, widespread increase in something harmful or undesirable.
- adjective Spreading quickly and widely, especially something harmful.
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