Epidemic — synonyms, epidemic antonyms, definition

1. epidemic (a)

broad catching common communicable comprehensive contagious diseased endemic infectious massive pandemic pestiferous pestilence pestilential prevailing prevalent rife spreading sweeping transmissible • • •

2. epidemic (Noun)

bane blast outbreak pandemic pest pestilence plague rash scourge

epidemic (Noun) — A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time.

eruption irruption outbreak pandemic

3. epidemic (Adjective)

ecdemic endemic

epidemic (Adjective) — (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously. ex. "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"