superbug

[ soo-per-buhg ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Informal.

a pathogenic bacterium that has developed immunity to antibiotics, or an insect that has developed immunity to insecticides.

superbug

/ ˈsuːpəˌbʌɡ /

First reported in 1915–20; super- ( def ) + bug ¹( def )

Our visionary scientists have found the Achilles heel of yet another enemy of the State—the Superbug!

Drug-resistant gonorrhea, the so-called sex superbug found in Hawaii, is no killer on par with AIDS, as some reports suggest.

The latest superbug, NDM-1, has a shadowy past with hospitals.

No, but nearly one in eight of these cell phones were found to harbor MRSA, the rampant superbug found in hospitals.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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