epidemi — meaning in English

English meaning

• epidemic noun An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a population at once.

Senses

epidemi is used for these senses in English:

• epidemic A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
• epidemic (epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.

epidemic — full definition

1. noun An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a population at once.
2. noun A sudden, widespread increase in something harmful or undesirable.
3. adjective Spreading quickly and widely, especially something harmful.

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