epidemic
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/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/
🇬🇧
/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/
A disease that spreads quickly to many people in a community
The city faced an epidemic of flu that made many people sick.
その都市は多くの人々を病気にしたインフルエンザの流行に直面しました。
A sudden big increase in something bad happening
There is an epidemic of car thefts in our neighborhood.
私たちの地域では自動車盗難が急増しています。
Happening more and more often in a place
Loneliness has become epidemic among young people.
若者の間で孤独が蔓延するようになりました。
Affecting many people in a community at the same time
The epidemic spread of the virus worried health officials.
ウイルスの流行拡大は保健当局を懸念させました。