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pestilence 音标拼音: [p'ɛstələns]

n. 瘟疫

瘟疫

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) (WordNet)

pestilence
n 1: 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 [synonym:
{plague}, {pestilence}, {pest}, {pestis}]
2: any epidemic disease with a high death rate [synonym: {plague},
{pestilence}, {pest}]
3: a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of;
"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation";
"according to him, I was the canker in their midst" [synonym:
{pestilence}, {canker}]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Pestilence \Pes"ti*lence\, n. [F. pestilence, L. pestilentia.
See {Pestilent}.]
1. Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any
contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent
and devastating.
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The pestilence that walketh in darkness. --Ps. xci.
6.
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2. Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to
the moral character of great numbers.
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I'll pour this pestilence into his ear. --Shak.
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{Pestilence weed} (Bot.), the butterbur coltsfoot ({Petasites
vulgaris}), so called because formerly considered a remedy
for the plague. --Dr. Prior.
[1913 Webster]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 (moby-thesaurus)

52 Moby Thesaurus words for "pestilence":
Black Death, affliction, ambulatory plague, bane, black death,
black plague, blight, bubonic plague, bugbear, burden, calamity,
cancer, canker, cellulocutaneous plague, crushing burden, curse,
death, defervescing plague, destruction, disease, epidemic,
epiphytotic, epizootic, evil, glandular plague, grievance, harm,
hemorrhagic plague, infliction, larval plague, murrain, nemesis,
open wound, pandemia, pandemic, pest, pesthole, plague,
plague spot, pneumonic plague, premonitory plague, running sore,
scourge, septicemic plague, siderating plague, thorn, torment,
tuberculosis, vexation, visitation, white plague, woe

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PESTILENCE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PESTILENCE is a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating; especially : bubonic plague How to use pestilence in a sentence
PESTILENCE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
PESTILENCE definition: a deadly or virulent epidemic disease See examples of pestilence used in a sentence
PESTILENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences (Definition of pestilence from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Pestilence - definition of pestilence by The Free Dictionary
Define pestilence pestilence synonyms, pestilence pronunciation, pestilence translation, English dictionary definition of pestilence n 1 A usually fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague 2 A pernicious, evil influence or agent American Heritage® Dictionary of the English
pestilence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of pestilence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
PESTILENCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Pestilence is any disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people
pestilence, n. adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
That which is morally or socially pernicious; evil conduct, wickedness, sin; an instance of this, an evil
pestilence - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun pestilence f (plural pestilences) (archaic or literary) pest epidemic; pestilence extremely foul smell Synonyms: infection, puanteur
Pestilence - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Pestilence means a deadly and overwhelming disease that affects an entire community The Black Plague, a disease that killed over thirty percent of Europe's population, was certainly a pestilence
Pestilence Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
After years of war and pestilence, few people remained in the city

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