epidemic vs outbreak
outbreak vs epidemicepidemic and outbreak both are nouns.
epidemic is an adjective but outbreak is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| epidemic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| outbreak | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
outbreak is a hypernym of
epidemic; that is, outbreak is a
word with a broader meaning than epidemic:
- epidemic: a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
- outbreak: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
| epidemic (noun) | outbreak (noun) |
|---|---|
| a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time | a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) |
| epidemic (adjective) | outbreak (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously |
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