Canadian French Meaning of pestilence
peste
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Definitions and Meaning of pestilence in English
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
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,parasite,Maladie,contagion,Maudite,épidémie,maladie,Infection,infirmité,Maladie
No antonyms found.
pestilation => peste, pestiferously => de façon pestilentielle, pestiferous => nuisible, pestiduct => pesticide, pesticide poisoning => Empoisonnement par pesticide,
