noun: epidemic; plural noun: epidemics
1.
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
"a flu epidemic"
synonyms: outbreak, plague, scourge, infestation; More
a disease widely occurring in a community at a particular time.
a sudden, widespread occurrence of a particular undesirable phenomenon.
"an epidemic of violent crime"
synonyms: spate, rash, wave, explosion, eruption, outbreak, outburst, flare-up, craze;


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