epidemic

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.

   “At that time, the city [Christiania, now Oslo] was in the grip of a cholera epidemic, and victims were dying at the rate of 60 a day. Bradshaw contracted the disease, and died on September 6 [1853].”

2. isim An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.
3. isim A heightened occurrence of anything harmful.

   “Even before the pandemic, the United States surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, said the country was experiencing an “epidemic of loneliness,” driven by the accelerated pace of life and the spread of technology into all of our social interactions.”

4. isim The spreading of an idea or belief amongst a population.
5. sıfat Of, related to, or being an epidemic: a widespread outbreak of disease in humans.

   “The tetany that was epidemic among slaved children was actually the result of severe calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D deficiency caused by chronic malnutrition.”

6. sıfat Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.

   “Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection.”