superflu en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English flu English superflu From super- + flu.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Any strain of flu that spreads unusually quickly, is unusually virulent, or is unusually unresponsive to treatment.
In the wake of the superflus and cataclysmic events, male writers tend to jump to that unholy trinity of rape, murder and cannibalism.
2015 July 23, Sloane Crosley, “It’s the End of the World as She Knows It”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| superflus | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
disease · flu · influenza · infectious disease · condition