Pestilence - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpestɪləns|
Brit.
|ˈpestɪl(ə)ns|
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)
- 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
singular: pestilence
plural: pestilences
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