n. 1 plague, epidemic, pandemic, Black Death, Rare pest The pestilence raged throughout all Europe, killing 50 million people 2 scourge, blight, curse, cancer, canker, bane, affliction: How are we to overcome the pestilence of greed?
PESTILENCE
Meaning of PESTILENCE in English
Oxford thesaurus English vocab. Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус. 2012