pandemic

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. epidemic over a wide geographical area

- a pandemic outbreak of malaria

Similar word(s): epidemic

2. existing everywhere

- pandemic fear of nuclear war

Similar word(s): general

Sentences with pandemic as an adjective:

- World War I might have continued indefinitely if not for a pandemic outbreak of influenza.

noun

1. an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world

Definition categories: event, epidemic