1. (noun) plague, pestilence, pest, pestis
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: pesterer, canker, infestation, pestilence, pestis, gadfly, plague, pest, cuss, blighter
2. (noun) plague, pestilence, pest
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
Synonyms: pesterer, canker, infestation, pestilence, pestis, gadfly, plague, pest, cuss, blighter
3. (noun) pestilence, canker
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
Synonyms: pest, pestilence, plague, canker sore, canker, pestis
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