单词	pestilence
释义	pestilence noun pes·​ti·​lence ˈpe-stə-lən(t)s  1 : a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating especially : bubonic plague 2 : something that is destructive or pernicious I'll pour this pestilence into his ear William Shakespeare Synonyms pest plague See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences After years of war and pestilence, few people remained in the city. the fear that terrorists could unleash a pestilence that would wreak unspeakable havoc Recent Examples on the Web And just as more diseases are expected to spill over into people as the range of pests and pathogens spreads in a warming world, plants too will face new or more aggressive pestilence within their native ecosystems or farmland. Wired, 6 July 2022 This confirmed that the pestilence mentioned on the tombstones was indeed the plague, which is spread from rodents to humans via fleas. Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 June 2022 Bačaq’s tombstone does not mention a cause of death, but other 1338–1339 tombstones do: mawtānā, or pestilence. Jen Pinkowski, Scientific American, 15 June 2022 Her first husband, communist Freddie Thorne, died of pestilence in Season 2, leaving her child fatherless. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 9 June 2022 True-crime mania has spread like a pestilence, but this is the best the genre has to offer. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2022 Sickness, mental and physical; death by violence or pandemic; pestilence and war. Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 At the start of the pandemic, Chelcie Parry was hunkered down in a damp, two-bedroom, no-living-room apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn, with a roommate, facing pestilence at every turn: outside was the threat of coronavirus, inside was black mold. New York Times, 8 Apr. 2022 There’s frost and heat, drought and rain, pestilence and fire raining down the sky. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 20 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition pestilence noun pes·​ti·​lence ˈpe-stə-ləns  : a contagious usually fatal disease that spreads quickly Medical Definition pestilence noun pes·​ti·​lence ˈpes-tə-lən(t)s  : a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating specifically : bubonic plague pestilence noun as in plague a widespread disease resulting in a high rate of death the fear that terrorists could unleash a pestilence that would wreak unspeakable havoc Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance plague pest epidemic infection illness malady pandemic sickness contagion murrain blight ailment scourge infirmity curse affliction affection
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