superplague

English

Etymology

super- +‎ plague

Noun

superplague (plural superplagues)

  1. A very dangerous and infectious plague.
    • 2008 April 6, Joshua Henkin, “Bad Habit”, in New York Times‎:
      She depicts the mixture of terror and sang-froid as people stay riveted to the TV, watching superplague mark its serpentine course across the map even as they go about their own business.
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