influence vs pestilence

influence and pestilence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
influence	Yes	No	Yes	No
pestilence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pestilence is a hyponym of influence; that is, pestilence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than influence:

Other hyponyms of influence include imponderable, imprint, morale builder, canker, support, enticement, temptation.

influence (noun)	pestilence (noun)
causing something without any direct or apparent effort	a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc	any epidemic disease with a high death rate
a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do	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
one having power to influence another
the effect of one thing (or person) on another

influence (verb)	pestilence (verb)
shape or influence; give direction to
induce into action by using one's charm
have and exert influence or effect