epidemic
adjective
Also epidemical (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
epidemics
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pluralof epidemic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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More than half of the deaths were due to the collapse of the health system, along with epidemics and famine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Tung's rocky tenure was marked by the Asian Financial Crisis, two major epidemics, and historic protests which attracted criticism of his administration.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Respect for humanitarian personnel and humanitarian activities is essential to ensuring that communities affected by epidemics and other crises continue to receive the assistance and services they urgently need," it said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Before the development of preventive vaccines, polio epidemics left many young patients unable to walk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
It takes only two or three bad epidemics of disease to strike, and suddenly the group is gone.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
