Pestilence Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Pestilence

Meaning 1 : any epidemic disease with a high death rate

    Synonyms : pest,  plague
Meaning 2 : a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of

    Example : racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation

    Synonyms : canker
Meaning 3 : 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

    Synonyms : pest,  pestis,  plague


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