Meaning & Definition of Pestilence in English
English⟶
Pestilence
/pɛstələns/
noun
1. 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
synonym:
- plague,
- pestilence,
- pest,
- pestis
2. Any epidemic disease with a high death rate
synonym:
- plague,
- pestilence,
- pest
3. A pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
- "Racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"
- "According to him, i was the canker in their midst"
synonym:
- pestilence,
- canker