🇬🇧 Epidemic meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Epidemic describes something that is happening in many places and to many people at the same time, usually spreading very quickly, like a sickness that lots of people catch or a habit that everyone suddenly starts copying.

We had an epidemic spelling-bee panic, with every kid suddenly forgetting how to spell the word "the."

My little brother has an epidemic knock-knock-joke phase, and no door in the house feels safe.

Mom said we have an epidemic sock disappearance at home, and the dryer is the main suspect.

There is an epidemic craze for funny animal videos in the world, proving that humans are highly vulnerable to uncontrollable giggling when a duck wears tiny shoes.

On picture day, there was an epidemic blinking incident, so half the class photos look like everyone is napping.

In the café one lone giggle became epidemic. The barista's smile grew epidemic, the table's chatter turned epidemic, even the stern man's scowl broke into epidemic laughter. Epidemic cheer spilled into the street, stopping traffic with grins. People sighed, relieved; epidemic joy had brightened the whole day and people left smiling.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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