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Meanings of pestilence in English

Portuguese
praga
Catalan
pesta
Spanish
plaga

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.

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A pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of.

Synonyms
Examples for "canker"
Examples for "canker"
1
The argument was irrefutable; Mrs. Martin agreed; and yet the canker spread.
Queen Victoria
2
And I have left the revelation of the canker to the last.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
3
But their faith was the canker at the root of the tree.
Montezuma's Daughter
4
Rub the canker off it, by sending it from hand to hand.
Paul Faber, Surgeon
5
But a gnawing canker had crept into the heart of his force.
Jean-Christophe Journey's End
Usage of pestilence in English
1
Some people use it whenever possible; some avoid it as a pestilence.
The book of xen
2
War and pestilence are intimately associated in the mind of the Babylonians.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
3
It is now the year 1665; is not the pestilence in London?
Old Portraits and Modern Sketches / Part 1 from Volume VI of The...
4
There are worse things than pestilence in the wilderness, the woman replied.
The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerus...
5
No great external calamity has visited the nation; no pestilence or famine.
Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches
6
It was a formidable campaign; a nocturnal battle against pestilence and suffocation.
Les Misérables
7
The pestilence had broken out in Athens accompanied by shocks of earthquake.
Historical Miniatures
8
And now within the city starvation set in, and a pestilence spread.
The Gracchi Marius and Sulla / Epochs of Ancient History
9
The Bishop of Rochester said the scheme had been like a pestilence.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1
10
The pestilence which is the usual accompaniment of war was called influenza.
Heartbreak House
11
A pestilence had destroyed the tribe inhabiting the place where they landed.
A Brief History of the United States
12
Of course the wine and spirit must be shunned like a pestilence.
The Wings of the Morning
13
War, famine, and pestilence, the usual cures for corruption in bodies politic.
A Tale of a Tub
14
This pestilence did not remain confined within the walls of a monastery.
The Miracle of the Great St. Nicolas / 1920
15
But Anne recovered, the pestilence ceased, and Henry resumed the divorce proceedings.
Historical Miniatures
16
They were a blight, a pestilence, defying His wishes at every turn.
The god machine
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Translations for pestilence
Catalan
pestaplaga
Spanish
plagapeste
Pestilence through the time
Pestilence across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common