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virulence vs injuriousness

injuriousness vs virulence

virulence and injuriousness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
virulence Yes No No No
injuriousness Yes No No No
As nouns, injuriousness is a hypernym of virulence; that is, injuriousness is a word with a broader meaning than virulence:
  • virulence: extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)
  • injuriousness: destructiveness that causes harm or injury
Other hypernyms of virulence include harmfulness.
virulence (noun) injuriousness (noun)
extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) destructiveness that causes harm or injury
extreme hostility
Difference between virulence and injuriousness

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