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Pervasive vs Epidemic - What's the difference?

pervasive | epidemic |

As adjectives the difference between pervasive and epidemic

is that pervasive is manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything while epidemic is like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread.

As a noun epidemic is

a widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.

pervasive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
    • The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.

    Synonyms

    * (manifested throughout) penetrating, permeating, pervading

    Related terms

    * pervade

    epidemic

    English

    (wikipedia epidemic)

    Alternative forms

    * epidemick (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.
  • (epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.

    • Antonyms

    * endemic

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread
    • Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection.
  • * 2003 , James C. Howell, Preventing & Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework , SAGE Publications, ISBN 978-0-7619-2509-5, page 19:
    • This proportion increased about 5% from 1988 to 1992—hardly a change of epidemic proportions.

    Antonyms

    * endemic

    Related terms

    * pandemic

    See also

    * epizootic * enzootic

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