eruption vs epidemic
epidemic vs eruptioneruption and epidemic both are nouns.
eruption is not an adjective while epidemic is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eruption | Yes | No | No | No |
| epidemic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
epidemic is a hyponym of
eruption; that is, epidemic is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
eruption:
- eruption: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- epidemic: a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
Other hyponyms of eruption include
recrudescence.
| eruption (noun) | epidemic (noun) |
|---|---|
| the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material | a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time |
| a sudden very loud noise | |
| the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum | |
| a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) | |
| (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) | |
| symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible |
| eruption (adjective) | epidemic (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously |
Words related to "eruption"
- Kaposi's varicelliform eruption
- Plinian eruption
- action
- activeness
- activity
- bam
- bang
- blast
- clap
- discharge
- eczema vaccinatum
- efflorescence
- egress
- emergence
- enanthem
- enanthema
- epidemic
- eructation
- erupt
- exanthem
- exanthema
- extravasation
- happening
- irruption
- issue
- natural event
- noise
- occurrence
- occurrent
- outbreak
- rash
- recrudescence
- roseola
- skin eruption
- skin rash
- symptom
- vent
- volcanic eruption
- volcano
- water hammer
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