pandemic

/pænˈdem·ɪk/ n [C]

Definition

› a dangerous disease that infects many people at one time: What can be done to prevent a bird flu pandemic? pandemic

/pænˈdem·ɪk/ adj [not gradable] › Scientists who study viruses say they don't know what a pandemic strain would look like.

(Definition of pandemic n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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