Pestilence and Scum

Pestilence

Pestilence noun - A widespread disease resulting in a high rate of death.
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Synonyms for Pestilence

Scum and pestilence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scum" instead a noun "Pestilence".

Nearby Words: pestilential, pestilent

Scum

Scum noun - People looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class.

Pestilence and scum are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pestilence" instead a noun "Scum".

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human human pestilence human scum
red red pestilence red scum
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