Dictionary Check: epidemic

"epidemic" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

adjective

(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously

Example: "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"
Antonyms:
noun

a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

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