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What is another word for Pandemic? – 110 Pandemic Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    outbreak epidemic plague disease illness sickness contagion infection affliction scourge pestilence endemic widespread rampant prevalent rife common frequent recurrent repeated sporadic occasional rare endemic disease infectious disease contagious disease communicable disease transmissible disease

    Meaning of Pandemic

    The primary meaning of the word "pandemic" refers to a widespread outbreak of a disease that affects a large number of people across multiple countries or even continents.

    Definitions

    • A pandemic is defined by Oxford Languages as a widespread outbreak of a disease that affects a large number of people across multiple countries or even continents.
    • * It can also refer to a disease that is prevalent over a whole country or the world at a particular time.

    Etymology of Pandemic

    The word "pandemic" has its roots in the Greek words "pan" meaning "all" and "demos" meaning "people".
    The term was first used in the 17th century to describe a disease that affects all people or a large portion of the population at a particular time.

    Example Uses

    • The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide, causing widespread illness and death.
    • * The pandemic has had a significant impact on the global economy, leading to widespread job losses and economic instability.
    • * The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a pandemic, warning of a global health emergency.

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    localized isolated contained limited restricted rare uncommon infrequent sporadic occasional endemic regional national parochial provincial insular secluded sequestered isolated quarantined

    Related Nouns

    disease outbreak epidemic plague infection contagion illness sickness pandemic endemic virus bacteria vaccine medication treatment hospital clinic doctor nurse patient health wellness

    Related Verbs

    spread infect contaminate transmit contract catch develop suffer experience endure overcome recover survive thrive flourish prevent protect vaccinate treat cure

    Related Adjectives

    widespread rampant prevalent common frequent recurrent repeated sporadic occasional rare infectious contagious communicable transmissible deadly fatal severe mild moderate asymptomatic