US /flʉː/ UK /fluː/
noun Freq #5670

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A common illness like a bad cold, with fever, aches, and tiredness, caused by a virus.

    I caught the flu and had to stay in bed for a week.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a common illness like a bad... influenzagrippe
Word family
Derived forms antifluflueyfluishflulikeflunamifluronasuperflu
Related forms catarrhflu-flu

Etymology

Clipping of influenza.

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