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estilence, peestileencee, pesstilence, pestiilence, pestilemce, pestilenc, pestilencce, pestilenke, pestilennce, pestillence, pesttilence, petsilence, peztilence, ppestilence
Pestilence — synonyms, definition
1. pestilence (a)
2 synonyms
epidemic pandemic
2. pestilence (Noun)
15 synonyms
bane blast break out canker disease epidemic infectious outbreak pandemic pest pestis plague rash scourge sickness
3 definitions
pestilence (Noun) — A serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal.
pestilence (Noun) — Any epidemic disease with a high death rate.
pestilence (Noun) — A pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of.
ex. "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"
2 types of
epidemic disease influence
7 types
bubonic plague glandular plague pestis bubonica plague pneumonia pneumonic plague pulmonic plague septicemic plague