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pestilence

/'pɛstələns/

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noun
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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pest plague

type of:
epidemic disease
noun
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
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"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"

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canker

type of:
influence
noun
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
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pest pestis plague

type of:
epidemic disease

Examples of pestilence

"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"