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Nouns (1)

n. 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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Fuzzynyms (21)

scourge, curse, affliction, bane, nemesis

n. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"

disease

n. an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

complaint, ailment, ill

n. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

frailty, feebleness, infirmity, debility, frailness

n. the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

contagion, contagious disease

n. any disease easily transmitted by contact

epidemic

n. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

outbreak

n. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

pandemic

n. an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world

infection

n. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

blight

n. any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting

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pestilence

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