pandemic

noun adjective

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: pan-dem-ic (3)
English Definition

An outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area.

Example Sentence

The coronavirus pandemic changed the world.

US IPA /pænˈdemɪk/
UK IPA /pænˈdemɪk/

Synonyms

epidemic plague outbreak scourge

Antonyms

endemic local outbreak