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MURRAIN Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word murrain. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word murrain. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for MURRAIN

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ailment
nounn
noun

• an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

blight
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a state or condition being blighted

• any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting

verb

• cause to suffer a blight

contagion
nounn
noun

• any disease easily transmitted by contact

• an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

• the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

disease
nounn
noun

• an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

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

infection
nounn
noun

• the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

• (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

• (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

• an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

• the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

• moral corruption or contamination

• (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

malady
nounn
noun

• any unwholesome or desperate condition

• impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

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

scourge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a whip used to inflict punishment

• something causing misery or death

• a person who inspires fear or dread

verb

• punish severely; excoriate

• whip

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Best Hypernyms For MURRAIN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for murrain, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Phrases (1)
animal disease

Alternatives for AILMENT

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