Pestilence - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpestɪləns|  American pronunciation of the word pestilence
Brit.  |ˈpestɪl(ə)ns|  British pronunciation of the word 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 (syn: pest, plague)
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate (syn: pest, plague)
- a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of (syn: canker)
racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation

Extra examples

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...

...pray that the pestilence does not carry off any more souls than it already has...

Word forms

noun
singular: pestilence
plural: pestilences
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