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pandemic

4.1

Widespread across a whole country or many countries

adjective
/pænˈdɛmɪk/

Specialized

: pandémico

But now with travel, the many viruses reach pandemic stages, which means worldwide.

And, you know, there is no pandemic exception in the US Constitution.

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Examples

And we're here this afternoon to take a look at mental health and the pandemic and really in in three sections.
So at the beginning of the pandemic, I was struck by how familiar it all felt.
And the pandemic accelerated that in in rich countries as well.
The recent health crisis was declared a pandemic due to its rapid spread across multiple continents.
Governments around the world struggled to contain the pandemic as new cases continued to rise daily.
The global pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to healthcare systems everywhere.

Synonyms

widespread

vspandemic

256 3.6

Happening in many places or among many people

is mainly about disease spread and can reach multiple countries

countrywide

vspandemic

2 3.5

Happening across the whole country

can extend beyond one nation to affect multiple countries

epidemic

vspandemic

4.7

Affecting many people in the same area at the same time

can spread across nations rather than staying local

Antonyms

localized

4.8

Found only in one small area

How Widespread

pandemic

Specialized

4.1

widespread

256 3.6

regional

521 3.5

local

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

pandemic positive

Morphology

pandemic = pan + dem + ic

The adjective is formed from the same morphemes (pan- + -dem- + -ic); learners who know 'pan-' and 'dem-' may infer 'widespread among people', but the parts are not standalone English words so the composition is only partially transparent.

Etymology

The word pandemic used as an adjective keeps the same idea: pan meaning 'all' and demos meaning 'people'. So a pandemic problem is one that is very widespread and affects many people, not just a few.