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pestilence

US

/ˈpɛstɪləns/

UK

/ˈpɛstɪləns/

Meaning

A deadly infectious disease that spreads widely and causes great suffering or many deaths.

तेज़ी से फैलने वाली जानलेवा संक्रामक बीमारी, जिससे बहुत से लोग बीमार पड़ें या मर जाएँ।

Examples

“The pestilence swept through the city, killing thousands within months.”

sweep through a placehistorical context

“People fled the region as pestilence spread from village to village.”

spread from place to placeserious disease

“Pestilential conditions in the crowded camp helped the disease spread.”

adjective formconditions that encourage disease

Useful patterns

a pestilence spreads or sweeps through a placea place is ravaged by pestilencedie from pestilencea deadly or widespread pestilence

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Word family

pestilential(adjective)

Common collocations

deadly pestilencewidespread pestilencespread of pestilenceoutbreak of pestilencepestilence swept through a citybe ravaged by pestilence

Common mistakes

Not natural: The pestilence damaged all the plants in our garden.

Better: The pests damaged all the plants in our garden.

Pestilence means a deadly disease outbreak; pests are insects or other troublesome animals.

Pestilence का मतलब जानलेवा बीमारी का फैलाव है; फसलों या पौधों को नुकसान पहुँचाने वाले कीड़े pests होते हैं।

Not natural: A pestilence of flu spread through the school.

Better: An outbreak of flu spread through the school.

Pestilence sounds grave and often historical; outbreak is the natural choice for a flu epidemic.

Pestilence बहुत गंभीर और अक्सर ऐतिहासिक बीमारी के लिए आता है; flu के फैलने के लिए outbreak ज़्यादा स्वाभाविक है।

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Pestilence is a very serious, often literary word; for ordinary disease outbreaks, epidemic or outbreak is usually more natural.

Pestilence बहुत गंभीर और थोड़ा साहित्यिक शब्द है; आम बीमारी के फैलाव के लिए epidemic या outbreak ज़्यादा स्वाभाविक है।

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What does pestilence usually refer to?

Pestilence का आम तौर पर क्या मतलब होता है?