WordCmp.com

pestilence vs epidemic disease

epidemic disease vs pestilence

pestilence and epidemic disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pestilence Yes No No No
epidemic disease Yes No No No
As nouns, epidemic disease is a hypernym of pestilence; that is, epidemic disease is a word with a broader meaning than pestilence:
  • pestilence: any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  • epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people
As nouns, epidemic disease is a hypernym of pestilence; that is, epidemic disease is a word with a broader meaning than pestilence:
  • pestilence: 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
  • epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people
pestilence (noun) epidemic disease (noun)
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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
Difference between pestilence and epidemic disease

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.