pandemic
pronunciation
How to pronounce pandemic in British English:
UK [pænˈdemɪk]
How to pronounce pandemic in American English:
US [pænˈdɛmɪk]
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- Noun:
- an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world
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- Adjective:
- epidemic over a wide geographical area
- existing everywhere
Word Origin
- pandemic (adj.)
- 1660s, from Late Latin pandemus, from Greek pandemos "pertaining to all people; public, common," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + demos "people" (see demotic). Modeled on epidemic. The noun is first recorded 1853, from the adjective.
Example
- 1. This looked like bad news for pandemic control .
- 2. The results sparked panic that the pathogen could leak out of the lab and trigger a pandemic .
- 3. The possibility of a pandemic is real but cannot yet be predicted with assurance .
- 4. The last flu pandemic declaration was in 1968 .
- 5. Pandemic fears boost spending on flu research .