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View usage for: (pestɪləns) Word forms: plural pestilencesvariable nounPestilence is any disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people. [literary] More Synonyms of pestilence pestilence in British English (ˈpɛstɪləns) noun1. a. any epidemic outbreak of a deadly and highly infectious disease, such as the plague 2. an evil influence or idea pestilence in American English (ˈpɛstələns) noun1. any virulent or fatal contagious or infectious disease, esp. one of epidemic proportions, as bubonic plague 2. anything, as a doctrine, regarded as harmful or dangerous Word origin OFr < L pestilentia < pestilens: see pestilent Examples of 'pestilence' in a sentencepestilence Definition any deadly epidemic disease, such as the plague areas where the pestilence had broken out the pestilence of unemployment Additional synonymsDefinition a person or thing that causes misery or distress Spots can be the bane of a teenager. Synonyms plague (informal), bête noire, trial, disaster, evil, ruin, burden, destruction, despair, misery, curse, pest, torment, woe, nuisance, downfall, calamity, scourge, afflictionDefinition a person or thing that spoils or prevents growth urban blight and unacceptable poverty Synonyms curse, suffering, evil, depression, corruption, distress, pollution, misery, plague (informal), hardship, woe, misfortune, contamination, adversity, scourge, affliction, bane, wretchedness Definition an evil influence that spreads dangerously There's a cancer in the system. Synonyms evil, corruption, rot, sickness, blight, pestilence, cankerNearby words ofpestilence - pessimistic
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Additional synonymsDefinition something evil that spreads and corrupts The canker of anti-semitism is growing again in this country. Synonyms corruption, disease, cancer, infection, rot, blight, scourge, corrosion, baneDefinition something that causes great trouble or harm She has worked hard to reverse the curse of racism. Synonyms affliction, evil, plague (informal), scourge, cross, trouble, disaster, burden, ordeal, torment, hardship, misfortune, calamity, tribulation, bane, vexationDefinition a widespread occurrence of a disease A flu epidemic is sweeping through Britain. Synonyms outbreak, plague, growth, spread, scourge, contagionDefinition a person who or thing that causes affliction or suffering Vandalism is a scourge that is ruining our beautiful town. Synonyms affliction, plague (informal), curse, terror, pest, torment, misfortune, visitation, bane, infliction |