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epidemic

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for epidemic.

Editorial note

In these crises, there breaks out an epidemic that, in all earlier epochs, would have seemed an absurdity — the epidemic of over-production.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of epidemic gathered in one view.

noun

A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.

adjective

Of, related to, or being an epidemic: a widespread outbreak of disease in humans.

noun

(by extension, colloquial) A heightened occurrence of anything harmful.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for epidemic.

Example sentences

1

In these crises, there breaks out an epidemic that, in all earlier epochs, would have seemed an absurdity — the epidemic of over-production.

2

Stranger in the Mirror: Dissociation - The Hidden Epidemic is one of the better known books about it.

3

It has been a drug of abuse in the US, but nothing like the near-epidemic proportions going on in China.

4

If there was an epidemic on that scale again, the best practice is to close schools and workplaces, to restrict travel.

5

So under open-borders policies, how do you control the spread of epidemic diseases?

6

Would the government try to really hammer down on Bitcoin if this becomes the epidemic I think that it might?

7

Now no one smokes, but we have an obesity/diabetes epidemic, and people bring in homemade cookies or brownies every day.

8

And thus the epidemic of various autoimmune and cancer diseases.

9

If I had to summarize the bad security design that is epidemic in the software industry, this would be a good candidate.

10

With (what appeared at the time as) a looming epidemic, what made them so confident that conditions at the sanatorium would be maintained in the future?

11

I don't think Hawking's primary concern was in the self-sustaining sense, rather with the more immediate threats as in the 'asteroid/epidemic/natural disaster' sense.

12

The scientific community has been extremely concerned about another influenza epidemic because there is no guarantee that we can do anything about it, medically speaking.

Quote examples

1

The "epidemic of loneliness" has spread to many places.

2

Does "Epidemic of Absence" actually address chlorine?

3

Two books (with very long titles) that may be helpful in understanding and combatting the illness are: "The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic" and "How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable about Anything--yes, Anything!"

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Even if there were an epidemic of bank robberies—even if society were on the verge of collapse thanks to bank robberies—no-one would think that wheels were the right place to start solving our problems." Computers have no notion of what is 'good' content and what is 'bad' content, and we aren't yet able to teach them accurately the difference (even humans aren't able to tell 100% of the time).

Proper noun examples

1

Epidemic broadcast that you mention, usually happens when you have a fully connected topology and distribution model works with full replication.

2

(Epidemic from Pink Hat Thugs @ Europa, if anyone from EU's here.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use epidemic in a sentence?

In these crises, there breaks out an epidemic that, in all earlier epochs, would have seemed an absurdity — the epidemic of over-production.

What does epidemic mean?

A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.

What part of speech is epidemic?

epidemic is commonly used as noun, adjective.