Thesaurus: epidemic

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1. a. Alt. of Epidemical
2. n. An epidemic disease.
3. n. Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an epidemic of terror.
4. adj. (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously
5. n. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
6. 1. (Med.) Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community; -- applied to a disease which, spreading widely, attacks many persons at the same time; as, an epidemic disease; an epidemic catarrh, fever, etc. See Endemic. 2. Spreading widely, or generally prevailing; affecting great numbers, as an epidemic does; as, epidemic rage; an epidemic evil. It was the epidemical sin of the nation. Bp. Burnet. 1. (Med.) An epidemic disease. 2. Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an epidemic of terror.
7. j:2/n:98 n. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time a. (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously