Dictionary Check: pestilence
"pestilence" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
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
noun
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
noun
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
Example:
"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"
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