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    Pestilencia (en. Pestilence)

    /pes.ti.ˈlen.θja/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Infectious disease that causes great mortality.
    The plague was a devastating pestilence in the Middle Ages.
    La peste fue una pestilencia devastadora en la Edad Media.
    Unpleasant odor that causes repulsion.
    The dump emitted an unbearable pestilence.
    El basurero despedía una pestilencia insoportable.
    Anything that causes great harm or suffering to society.
    Corruption is a pestilence that affects our city.
    La corrupción es una pestilencia que afecta a nuestra ciudad.

    Etymology

    It comes from the Latin 'pestilentia', which means plague, disease.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    pestilence in the air
    Indicates a negative environment or one tainted by problems.
    pestilencia en el aire
    the end of the pestilence
    Refers to the end of a health or social crisis.
    el fin de la pestilencia
    moral pestilence
    Concept used to describe a deteriorated social situation due to immoral behaviors.
    pestilencia moral

    Related Words

    plague
    Epidemic disease that causes many deaths.
    peste
    blight
    Large number of living beings that cause damage or harm.
    plaga
    contagion
    Transmission of a disease from one living being to another.
    contagio

    Slang Meanings

    An intense disaster or very negative situation.
    The party was a total pestilence, no one had fun.
    La fiesta fue una pestilencia total, nadie se divirtió.
    A person who causes problems or is very negative.
    I don't want to talk to her, she's a pestilence.
    No quiero hablar con ella, es una pestilencia.