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pandemic

2 of 2

noun

plural pandemics

: an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affects a significant proportion of the population : a pandemic outbreak of a disease

a global pandemic

Influenza pandemics seem to strike every few decades and to kill by the million—at least 1m in 1968; perhaps 100m in the "Spanish" flu of 1918-19.

The Economist

: an outbreak or product of sudden rapid spread, growth, or development : epidemic entry 2 sense 2

We have been talking about the pandemic of racism for centuries.

Roger Griffith

Nobel-prize winning economist Robert Shiller warns a pandemic of fear could tip the economy into an undeserved depression.

Stephanie Landsman

Example Sentences

Noun … globalization, the most thoroughgoing socioeconomic upheaval since the Industrial Revolution, which has set off a pandemic of retrogressive nationalism, regional separatism, and religious extremism.

Martin Filler, New York Review of Books, 24 Sept. 2009 … it also hopes to utilize this cultural investigation to better understand strategies to reduce the massive pandemic we now understand cigarette smoking to produce.

Allan M. Brandt, The Cigarette Century, 2007 There is evidence that this gambling pandemic is going global.

Gerri Hirshey, New York Times Magazine, 17 July 1994 In ten years that it raged, this pandemic took or ravaged the lives of nearly five million people before it disappeared, as mysteriously and suddenly as it had arrived, in 1927.

Oliver Sacks, Awakenings, 1973 The 1918 flu pandemic claimed millions of lives.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The number of passengers has since nearly fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels, and the Labor Day weekend saw bigger crowds than in 2019.

David Koenig, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 The numbers of comedians on tour have not fully returned to pre-pandemic levels and, in all of the performing arts, the talent drain is real.

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 By the middle of the year, attendance was up at Dunbar, though still lower than pre-pandemic levels.

Perry Stein, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 According to a recent McKinsey report, the U.S. quit rate remains 25% higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Roula Amire, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 The Eviction Lab, a research organization at Princeton University, is seeing record numbers of evictions that have surpassed pre-pandemic levels.

Adriana Morga, Chron, 6 Sep. 2022 Either way, more of us are likely to face dilemmas like this because the number of telecommuters is still way above pre-pandemic levels.

Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Air travel in the United States, bolstered by huge numbers of tourists, has nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels — even topping 2019 numbers over the Labor Day weekend.

David Koenig, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Air travel in the United States, bolstered by huge numbers of tourists, has nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels — even topping 2019 numbers over the Labor Day weekend.

David Koenig, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Sep. 2022

Noun

In the early days of the pandemic, as Trump supporters began mobilizing against lockdowns and other public-health measures, much of their rage was directed at law enforcement.

Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022 Cantor sees it as a continuation of emergency intervention that municipalities undertook during the early stages of the pandemic.

Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2022 By the second month of the pandemic, nurses were allowed to use only surgical masks, Gillis said.

Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 In all, community colleges have lost more than 827,000 students since the start of the pandemic, the NSC report found.

Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Krieps made her new film, a disorienting psychological drama with the French actor-turned-director Mathieu Amalric, off and on for almost a year during the early days of the pandemic.

Daniel Clemens, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 On top of the pandemic, Stickles endured a series of personal crises.

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2022 The policy was deemed successful in the early stage of the pandemic.

Laura He, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 This year’s conference will also dive into a pressing health care issue: staffing shortages plaguing the industry in the wake of the pandemic.

Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Greek pándēmos "of all the people, public, common, (of diseases) widespread (in galen)" (from pan- pan- + -dēmos, adjective derivative of dêmos "district, country, people") + -ic entry 1 — more at demo-

Noun

noun derivative of pandemic entry 1, after epidemic entry 2

First Known Use

Adjective

1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	pandemic
释义	pandemic 1 of 2 adjective pan·dem·ic pan-ˈde-mik 1 : occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population pandemic malaria The 1918 flu was pandemic and claimed millions of lives. 2 : characterized by very widespread growth or extent : epidemic entry 1 sense 3 a problem of pandemic proportions pandemic 2 of 2 noun plural pandemics 1 : an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affects a significant proportion of the population : a pandemic outbreak of a disease a global pandemic Influenza pandemics seem to strike every few decades and to kill by the million—at least 1m in 1968; perhaps 100m in the "Spanish" flu of 1918-19. The Economist 2 : an outbreak or product of sudden rapid spread, growth, or development : epidemic entry 2 sense 2 We have been talking about the pandemic of racism for centuries. Roger Griffith Nobel-prize winning economist Robert Shiller warns a pandemic of fear could tip the economy into an undeserved depression. Stephanie Landsman Example Sentences Noun … globalization, the most thoroughgoing socioeconomic upheaval since the Industrial Revolution, which has set off a pandemic of retrogressive nationalism, regional separatism, and religious extremism. Martin Filler, New York Review of Books, 24 Sept. 2009 … it also hopes to utilize this cultural investigation to better understand strategies to reduce the massive pandemic we now understand cigarette smoking to produce. Allan M. Brandt, The Cigarette Century, 2007 There is evidence that this gambling pandemic is going global. Gerri Hirshey, New York Times Magazine, 17 July 1994 In ten years that it raged, this pandemic took or ravaged the lives of nearly five million people before it disappeared, as mysteriously and suddenly as it had arrived, in 1927. Oliver Sacks, Awakenings, 1973 The 1918 flu pandemic claimed millions of lives. Recent Examples on the Web Adjective The number of passengers has since nearly fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels, and the Labor Day weekend saw bigger crowds than in 2019. David Koenig, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 The numbers of comedians on tour have not fully returned to pre-pandemic levels and, in all of the performing arts, the talent drain is real. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 By the middle of the year, attendance was up at Dunbar, though still lower than pre-pandemic levels. Perry Stein, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 According to a recent McKinsey report, the U.S. quit rate remains 25% higher than pre-pandemic levels. Roula Amire, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 The Eviction Lab, a research organization at Princeton University, is seeing record numbers of evictions that have surpassed pre-pandemic levels. Adriana Morga, Chron, 6 Sep. 2022 Either way, more of us are likely to face dilemmas like this because the number of telecommuters is still way above pre-pandemic levels. Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Air travel in the United States, bolstered by huge numbers of tourists, has nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels — even topping 2019 numbers over the Labor Day weekend. David Koenig, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Air travel in the United States, bolstered by huge numbers of tourists, has nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels — even topping 2019 numbers over the Labor Day weekend. David Koenig, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Sep. 2022 Noun In the early days of the pandemic, as Trump supporters began mobilizing against lockdowns and other public-health measures, much of their rage was directed at law enforcement. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022 Cantor sees it as a continuation of emergency intervention that municipalities undertook during the early stages of the pandemic. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2022 By the second month of the pandemic, nurses were allowed to use only surgical masks, Gillis said. Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 In all, community colleges have lost more than 827,000 students since the start of the pandemic, the NSC report found. Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Krieps made her new film, a disorienting psychological drama with the French actor-turned-director Mathieu Amalric, off and on for almost a year during the early days of the pandemic. Daniel Clemens, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 On top of the pandemic, Stickles endured a series of personal crises. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2022 The policy was deemed successful in the early stage of the pandemic. Laura He, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 This year’s conference will also dive into a pressing health care issue: staffing shortages plaguing the industry in the wake of the pandemic. Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Greek pándēmos "of all the people, public, common, (of diseases) widespread (in galen)" (from pan- pan- + -dēmos, adjective derivative of dêmos "district, country, people") + -ic entry 1 — more at demo- Noun noun derivative of pandemic entry 1, after epidemic entry 2 First Known Use Adjective 1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition pandemic noun pan·dem·ic ˌpan-ˈde-mik : an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects many people Medical Definition pandemic 1 of 2 adjective pan·dem·ic pan-ˈdem-ik : occurring over a wide geographic area (as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population pandemic malaria pandemic influenza pandemic 2 of 2 noun : an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (as multiple countries or continents) and typically affects a significant proportion of the population : a pandemic outbreak of a disease pandemic 1 of 2 noun as in epidemic medical an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people over a wide area or throughout the world The 1918 flu pandemic claimed millions of lives. the AIDS pandemic Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance epidemic plague pestilence infection illness contagion malady pest ailment sickness blight murrain infirmity scourge affection curse affliction pandemic 2 of 2 adjective as in widespread Synonyms & Similar Words widespread pervasive prevalent general public prevailing ruling majority rife universal overall received unanimous contemporary household current common pop popular present dominant usual everyday familiar characteristic predominant communal typical well-known preponderant shared Antonyms & Near Antonyms unknown unusual rare strange special individual personal unique peculiar distinctive private separate idiosyncratic singular especial uncommon unpopular nonpublic See More
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