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Noun: pestilence pestulun(t)s- 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
- plague, pest, pestis - Any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- plague, pest - A pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"
- canker
Derived forms: pestilences See also: pestilent, pestilential Type of: epidemic disease, influence Encyclopedia: Pestilence |