pestilence

Letters that make pestilence

s, e, l, n, p, c, t, i are letters that make 'pestilence'

Words within pestilence

stile, pes, pe, ti, pest, tile, en, il, CE, IL, NC, LE, Ce, Es, Ti, EST are words within 'pestilence'


3 possible definitions for 'pestilence'

Pestilence as "any epidemic disease with a high death rate"

Under this definition, pestilence is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pest, plague have the same meaning as 'pestilence'

pestilence as a type

'pestilence' can be a type of epidemic disease.

Derivatives of pestilence

plague, blight, pestiferous, plaguey, pestilent, pestilential are derivatives of 'pestilence'.


Pestilence as "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"

Under this definition, pestilence is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pestis, pest, plague have the same meaning as 'pestilence'

pestilence as a type

'pestilence' can be a type of epidemic disease.

Types of pestilence

bubonic plague, plague pneumonia, pestis bubonica, glandular plague, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague, septicemic plague are types of 'pestilence'.

Derivatives of pestilence

plague, blight are derivatives of 'pestilence'.


Pestilence as "a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of"

Under this definition, pestilence is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

canker has the same meaning as pestilence

pestilence as a type

'pestilence' can be a type of influence.

Derivatives of pestilence

deadly, baneful, pernicious, pestilent are derivatives of 'pestilence'.

Example of pestilence used within this context

"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation", "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"



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