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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- pestilence :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 :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
- pestilence :any epidemic disease with a high death rate