Affliction
Affliction noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.
Pestilence and affliction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pestilence" instead a noun "Affliction".
Pestilence
Pestilence noun - A widespread disease resulting in a high rate of death.
Usage example: the fear that terrorists could unleash a pestilence that would wreak unspeakable havoc
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Synonyms for Pestilence
Affliction and pestilence are semantically related. You can use "Affliction" instead a noun "Pestilence".
Nearby Words: pestilential, pestilent
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ailment and affliction
- ailment and pestilence
- disease and affliction
- disease and pestilence
- illness and affliction
- illness and pestilence
- sickness and affliction
- sickness and pestilence
- trouble and affliction
- trouble and pestilence
- evil and affliction
- evil and pestilence
- pest and affliction
- pest and pestilence
How words are described
| human | human affliction | human pestilence |
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