Epidemic and Pest

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Epidemic

Epidemic noun - A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time.

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Pest is a synonym for epidemic in blight topic. In some cases you can use "Pest" instead a noun "Epidemic", when it comes to topics like pestilence, widespread disease. popular alternative

Nearby Words: epidemical, epidemically

Pest

Pest noun - A widespread disease resulting in a high rate of death.

Usage example: one of the great pests of the 20th century was the influenza epidemic of 1918, which killed millions across the globe

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Epidemic is a synonym for pest in blight topic. You can use "Epidemic" instead a noun "Pest", if it concerns topics such as pestilence, infection. popular alternative

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common	common epidemic	common pest
certain	certain epidemic	certain pest
real	real epidemic	real pest
rampant	rampant epidemic	rampant pest
Other adjectives: massive, serious, major, biggest.

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