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▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: (by extension, colloquial) A heightened occurrence of anything harmful.
▸ noun: (figurative) The spreading of an idea or belief amongst a population.
▸ adjective: Of, related to, or being an epidemic: a widespread outbreak of disease in humans.
▸ adjective: (figurative) Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.
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pandemic,
epizootic,
epiphytotic,
plaguelike,
pestilential,
pestilent,
plaguey,
endemic,
panepidemic,
subepidemic,
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