Vocabulary

epidemic

伝染(でんせん)(びょう)

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)(ひろ)がり、同時(どうじ)(おお)くの(ひと)影響(えいきょう)(あた)える伝染(でんせん)(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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