pseudoepidemic

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noun

An outbreak of a disease that has some characteristics of an epidemic but has no obvious physical cause

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Meanings

nounpseudoepidemic (plural pseudoepidemics)

plural pseudoepidemics

  1. An outbreak of a disease that has some characteristics of an epidemic but has no obvious physical cause

Origin

From pseudo- + epidemic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pseudoepidemic

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Cite this entry
APA

pseudoepidemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoepidemic

MLA

“pseudoepidemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoepidemic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoepidemic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoepidemic.

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