pestilence

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. 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
• Syn:
canker
• Derivationally related forms:
pestilent
• Hypernyms:
influence
2. 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:
plague, pest, pestis
• Derivationally related forms:
plague (for: plague)
• Hypernyms:
epidemic disease
• Hyponyms:
bubonic plague, pestis bubonica, glandular plague, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague,
plague pneumonia, septicemic plague
3. any epidemic disease with a high death rate
• Syn:
plague, pest
• Derivationally related forms:
pestilential, pestilent, plaguey (for: plague), plague (for: plague)
• Hypernyms:
epidemic disease

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  canker, plague, pest, pestis