noun
- deadly or virulent epidemic diseases
- something that is considered harmful, destructive, or troublesome
Usage: plural of pestilence
Usage: figurative use
Examples
- Throughout history, pestilences have devastated entire populations.
- The Black Death was one of the most feared pestilences of medieval Europe.
- Modern medicine has helped control many ancient pestilences.
- War and pestilences often go hand in hand during times of conflict.
- The politician called corruption one of the great pestilences of our time.
- These social media rumors spread like pestilences through the community.