plague vs pestilence

pestilence vs plague

plague and pestilence both are nouns.

plague is a verb but pestilence is not a verb.

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

As nouns, plague and pestilence are synonyms defined as:

plague and 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

Other synonyms of plague include pest, pestis.

As nouns, plague and pestilence are synonyms defined as:

plague and pestilence: any epidemic disease with a high death rate

Other synonyms of plague include pest.

plague (noun)	pestilence (noun)
an annoyance	a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)	any epidemic disease with a high death rate
a swarm of insects that attack plants	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 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
any epidemic disease with a high death rate

plague (verb)	pestilence (verb)
annoy continually or chronically
cause to suffer a blight

Difference between plague and pestilence

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