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BLACK DEATH Synonyms

There are 5 synonyms of the phrase black death. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase black death. (close relations)

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epidemic
nounn
adjective

• (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously

noun

• a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

pandemic
nounn
noun

• an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world

adjective satellite

• epidemic over a wide geographical area

• existing everywhere

pestilence
nounn
noun

• a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

• any epidemic disease with a high death rate

• a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of

plague
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

• any epidemic disease with a high death rate

• a swarm of insects that attack plants

• any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)

• an annoyance

verb

• cause to suffer a blight

• annoy continually or chronically

black plague
nounn
noun

• the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe

Best Hypernyms For BLACK DEATH

Here is a list of related hypernyms for black death, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
catastrophe disease epidemic outbreak pandemic plague
Phrases (3)
bubonic plagueglandular plaguepestis bubonica

Alternatives for EPIDEMIC

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