Vocabulary

epidemic

伝染(でんせん)病(びょう)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time.

急速(きゅうそく)に広(ひろ)がり、同時(どうじ)に多(おお)くの人(ひと)に影響(えいきょう)を与(あた)える伝染(でんせん)病(びょう)。

Examples

  1. The virus is spreading in epidemic proportions.
  2. The COVID-19 coronavirus is an epidemic in the USA.

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