Meanings
verbsuperspread (third-person singular simple present superspreads, present participle superspreading, simple past and past participle superspread)
present singular third person superspreads · participle present superspreading
- To spread (an infection) to a large number of people.
Superspreading was a phenomenon about which little is still known, but it had implications for preventive tactics. Some events, locations, and activities, and possibly people, appear to have superspread the virus.
2021, Peter Baldwin, Fighting the First Wave: Why the Coronavirus Was Tackled So Differently Across the Globe, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 159
Origin
Back-formation from superspreader.
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APA
superspread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superspread
MLA
“superspread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superspread. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superspread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superspread.
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