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pestilence
/ˈpɛstələns/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters
- 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
racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation