English to English
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
source: WordNet 3.0
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [péstilens] Salot; peste
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
