Epidemic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛpɪdˈɛmɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɛpɪdˈɛmɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɛpɪdˈɛmɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɛpɪdˈɛmɪk/.

Examples

an epidemic outbreak of influenza

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

endemic ecdemic

Parts of Speech

noun	a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
adjective	(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously “an epidemic outbreak of influenza”

Word Forms

epidemic	adjective	(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously
epidemic	noun	a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Epidemie

ein weit verbreiteter Ausbruch einer Infektionskrankheit; Viele Menschen infizieren sich gleichzeitig

🇫🇷French

épidémie

une épidémie généralisée d'une maladie infectieuse ; plusieurs personnes sont infectées en même temps

🇪🇸Spanish

epidemia

un brote generalizado de una enfermedad infecciosa; muchas personas se infectan al mismo tiempo

🇮🇹Italian

epidemia

un'epidemia diffusa di una malattia infettiva; molte persone vengono infettate contemporaneamente

🇳🇱Dutch

epidemie

een wijdverbreide uitbraak van een infectieziekte; veel mensen zijn tegelijkertijd besmet

🇵🇹Portuguese

epidemia

um surto generalizado de uma doença infecciosa; muitas pessoas estão infectadas ao mesmo tempo

🇷🇺Russian

эпидемия

массовая вспышка инфекционного заболевания; много людей заражаются одновременно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

महामारी

किसी संक्रामक रोग का व्यापक प्रकोप; एक ही समय में कई लोग संक्रमित होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

মহামারী

একটি সংক্রামক রোগের ব্যাপক প্রাদুর্ভাব; অনেক মানুষ একই সময়ে সংক্রমিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பெருவாரியாகப் பரவும் தொற்று நோய்

ஒரு தொற்று நோயின் பரவலான வெடிப்பு; ஒரே நேரத்தில் பலர் பாதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంటువ్యాధి

ఒక అంటు వ్యాధి యొక్క విస్తృత వ్యాప్తి; చాలా మంది వ్యక్తులు ఒకే సమయంలో వ్యాధి బారిన పడ్డారు

🇮🇳Marathi

साथरोग

संसर्गजन्य रोगाचा व्यापक उद्रेक; एकाच वेळी अनेक लोकांना संसर्ग होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહામારી

ચેપી રોગનો વ્યાપક ફાટી નીકળવો; એક જ સમયે ઘણા લોકો સંક્રમિત થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಂಕ್ರಾಮಿಕ

ಸಾಂಕ್ರಾಮಿಕ ರೋಗದ ವ್ಯಾಪಕ ಏಕಾಏಕಿ; ಅನೇಕ ಜನರು ಒಂದೇ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೋಂಕಿಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാംക്രമികരോഗം

ഒരു പകർച്ചവ്യാധിയുടെ വ്യാപകമായ പൊട്ടിത്തെറി; ഒരേ സമയം നിരവധി ആളുകൾ രോഗബാധിതരാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਹਾਂਮਾਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਛੂਤ ਵਾਲੀ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਪ੍ਰਕੋਪ; ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕ ਇੱਕੋ ਸਮੇਂ ਸੰਕਰਮਿਤ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

وباء

ایک متعدی بیماری کا وسیع پیمانے پر پھیلنا؛ بہت سے لوگ ایک ہی وقت میں متاثر ہوتے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

流行性

传染病的大范围爆发；很多人同时被感染

🇯🇵Japanese

伝染病

感染症の広範囲にわたる発生。多くの人が同時に感染する

🇰🇷Korean

감염병 유행

전염병의 광범위한 발생; 많은 사람이 동시에 감염됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bệnh dịch

sự bùng phát rộng rãi của một bệnh truyền nhiễm; nhiều người bị nhiễm bệnh cùng một lúc

🇹🇭Thai

การระบาด

การระบาดของโรคติดเชื้อในวงกว้าง หลายคนติดเชื้อในเวลาเดียวกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

epidemi

merebaknya wabah penyakit menular; banyak orang terinfeksi pada saat yang bersamaan

🇵🇭Filipino

epidemya

isang malawakang pagsiklab ng isang nakakahawang sakit; maraming tao ang sabay na nahawa

🇲🇾Malay

epidemik

wabak penyakit berjangkit yang meluas; ramai orang dijangkiti pada masa yang sama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وباء

تفشي مرض معد على نطاق واسع؛ يصاب العديد من الأشخاص في نفس الوقت

🇮🇷Persian

اپیدمی

شیوع گسترده یک بیماری عفونی؛ بسیاری از افراد به طور همزمان آلوده می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

epidemi

bulaşıcı bir hastalığın yaygın bir salgını; birçok kişi aynı anda enfekte oluyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

מגפה

התפרצות נרחבת של מחלה זיהומית; אנשים רבים נדבקים בו זמנית

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