महामारी — meaning in English
mahāmārī
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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.
- pandemic adj Describing a disease that has spread across a wide geographic area, affecting a large part of the population.
- pestilence noun A deadly, widespread disease; a plague.
Senses
महामारी is used for these senses in English:
- pestilence any highly contagious epidemic disease
- epidemic widespread disease
- pandemic disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population
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.
pandemic — full definition
- adj Describing a disease that has spread across a wide geographic area, affecting a large part of the population.
- noun An outbreak of a disease that spreads across countries or continents and affects a large number of people.