Pestilence
noun'pɛstələns
Noun
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
“racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation”
Similar:CankerType of:Influenceany epidemic disease with a high death rate
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
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