Mexican Spanish 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.

FAQs About the word pestilence

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,plaga,Plaga,contagio,Maldición,epidemia,enfermedad,Infección,debilidad,Enfermedad

No antonyms found.

pestilation => peste, pestiferously => de forma pestilencia, pestiferous => dañino, pestiduct => pesticida, pesticide poisoning => Intoxicación por pesticida,