pandemic
/pænˈdɛmɪk/
adjective
- Describing a disease that is widespread over a large region or globally.
- Pandemic diseases require international cooperation to control.
- Scientists warned that the outbreak could reach pandemic levels.
- The virus became pandemic within a few months.
noun
- A disease that spreads over a very large area, such as multiple countries or continents, affecting many people.
- Governments worked together to slow the spread of the pandemic.
- During the pandemic, many schools switched to online classes.
- The world faced a severe pandemic that changed how people travel and work.