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pestilence vs plague pneumonia

plague pneumonia vs pestilence

pestilence and plague pneumonia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pestilence Yes No No No
plague pneumonia Yes No No No
As nouns, plague pneumonia is a hyponym of pestilence; that is, plague pneumonia is a word with a more specific, narrower 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
  • plague pneumonia: a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever
pestilence (noun) plague pneumonia (noun)
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever
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 plague pneumonia

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