Synonyms of pandemics

pandemics

noun

plural of pandemic

as in epidemics

medical an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people over a wide area or throughout the world

The 1918 flu pandemic claimed millions of lives.

the AIDS pandemic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• epidemics
• plagues
• infections
• pestilences
• illnesses
• pests
• ailments
• maladies
• sicknesses
• contagions
• infirmities
• blights
• murrains
• afflictions
• scourges
• affections
• curses