PESTILENCE

/ˈpɛstlən(t)s/ Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 18

Scrabble letter values: P3E1S1T1I1L1E1N1C3E1 = 14

Definition

  1. 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. — synonyms: plague, pest, pestis
  2. noun any epidemic disease with a high death rate. — synonyms: plague, pest
  3. noun a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of. — synonyms: canker

Examples

  • “racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation”
  • “according to him, I was the canker in their midst”

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