pandemic
n. countablen. a disease that spreads very quickly across many different countries or the whole world.
n. an outbreak of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region, typically multiple continents or worldwide.
The government closed schools during the pandemic.
Health officials worked tirelessly to develop a vaccine during the global pandemic to protect the population.
While a local outbreak can be contained through quarantine, a pandemic requires international cooperation and synchronized public health policies to mitigate its long-term economic and social impact.
Often used with the definite article 'the' when referring to a specific historical event.
The pandemic of flu was scary.The flu pandemic was scary.In English, the name of the disease usually acts as a modifier before 'pandemic' rather than using an 'of' phrase.