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Pestilence

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Definitions for 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
Synonyms
plague pest pestis
noun
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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noun
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
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Examples
  1. racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation
  2. according to him, I was the canker in their midst

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