Synonyms of the word

epidemic

• n. A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.
• n. (epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that…
• adj. Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread.

epiphytotic

• adj. Relating to epiphytosis.

epizootic

• n. (epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency…
• n. A particular epizootic disease.
• n. (dialectal, humorous, often in the plural) A disease or ailment.
• adj. (epidemiology) Like or having to do with an epizootic: epidemic among animals.
• adj. (geology, rare) Containing fossils.

eruption

• n. A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
• n. A sudden release of pressure or tension.
• n. An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.

irruption

• n. The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion.
• n. An abrupt increase of numbers of a particular animal.

outbreak

• n. An eruption, sudden appearance.
• n. A sudden increase.
• n. An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
• n. (uncountable) A geological layer that breaks out.
• v. (intransitive) To burst out.
• v. (intransitive) To break forth.

pandemic

• adj. Widespread; general.
• adj. (medicine) Epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population.
• n. A pandemic disease; a disease that hits a wide geographical area and affects a large proportion of the…

pestiferous

• adj. containing organisms that cause contagious diseases.
• adj. annoying, vexatious.

pestilent

• adj. Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.
• adj. (informal) Annoying.
• adj. (archaic) Harmful to morals or public order.

pestilential

• adj. Producing pestilence or plague; pestilent.

plaguey

• adj. Alternative spelling of plaguy.