superbug

[ soo-per-buhg ]

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

Origin of superbug

1
First reported in 1915–20; super- + bug1

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British Dictionary definitions for superbug

superbug

/ (ˈsuːpəˌbʌɡ) /


noun
  1. informal an infective microorganism that has become resistant to antibiotics

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