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Engelsk navneord: pestilence

1. pestilence (om tilstand) 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


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)pest, pestis, plague


Mindre specifikke termerepidemic disease


Mere specifikke termerbubonic plague, glandular plague, pestis bubonica, plague pneumonia, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague, septicemic plague

2. pestilence (om tilstand) any epidemic disease with a high death rate


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)pest, plague


Mindre specifikke termerepidemic disease

3. pestilence (om erkendelse) a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningRacism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation.
According to him, I was the canker in their midst.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)canker


Mindre specifikke termerinfluence









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