pandemic

American  

[pan-dem-ik] / pænˈdɛm ɪk /

adjective

1. (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.

2. general; universal.

   pandemic fear of atomic war.

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noun

1. a disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world.

pandemic British  

/ pænˈdɛmɪk /

adjective

1. (of a disease) affecting persons over a wide geographical area; extensively epidemic

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noun

1. a pandemic disease

pandemic Scientific  

/ păn-dĕm′ĭk /

1. An epidemic that spreads over a very wide area, such as an entire country or continent.

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pandemic Cultural  

1. A widespread epidemic affecting a large part of the population.

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Other Word Forms

• interpandemic adjective
• pandemia noun
• pandemicity noun

Etymology

Origin of pandemic

First recorded in 1660–70; from Late Latin pandēm(us), from Greek pándēmos “common, public” ( pan- “all” + dêm(os) “the people” + -os adjective suffix) + -ic; pan-

Example Sentences

A Level student Isla Chambers, a pupil at Simon Langton Girls Grammar School has said people have returned to pandemic behaviours.

From BBC

Restaurant chains have been engaged in a prolonged discount battle to regain customers who were spooked by price increases the industry made to handle rising costs following the pandemic.

From MarketWatch

Investors don’t seem to mind that the industry is selling around 16 million new vehicles a year, down from the 17 million it moved before the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's

Since 2019, Lebanese have been battling a financial crisis that has locked them out of their bank deposits, while the Covid pandemic made life even harder for everyone.

From Barron's

It happened at a time when supply chains were still feeling the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to an infant formula shortage across the country.

From Salon