Brazilian Portugese Meaning of pestilence

peste

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Definitions and Meaning of pestilence in English

Wordnet

pestilence (n)

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

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

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

Webster

pestilence (n.)

Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating.

Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers.

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peste

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 infec

peste,praga,Praguinha,contágio,Maldição,epidemia,fraqueza,Doença,Epizootia,pandemia

No antonyms found.

pestilation => peste, pestiferously => de forma pestilenta, pestiferous => prejudicial, pestiduct => pesticida, pesticide poisoning => Envenenamento por pesticida,