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pestilence vs canker

canker vs pestilence

pestilence and canker both are nouns.

pestilence is not a verb while canker is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pestilence Yes No No No
canker Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pestilence and canker are synonyms defined as:
  • pestilence and canker: a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
pestilence (noun) canker (noun)
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
any epidemic disease with a high death rate an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
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 a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
pestilence (verb) canker (verb)
infect with a canker
become infected with a canker
Difference between pestilence and canker

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