Pestilence Definition & Meaning
pestilence
- noun
- 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; "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"
"Pestilence" in song lyrics
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"the residents in the meadow of pestilence"
Blackalicious f/ Lyrics Born, Saul Williams — Release -
"Guess who? I'm swoopin through the air like pestilence"
Boogiemonsters — Recognized Thresholds of Negative Stress -
"Cause they don't deal with holy testaments just war and pestilence"
DJ Vadim f/ Phi-Life Cypher — Ghetto Rebels
Words that rhyme with pestilence
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- What does pestilence mean?
- 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; "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"
- What part of speech is pestilence?
- Pestilence is a noun.
- How many definitions does pestilence have?
- Pestilence has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).