Pestilential: meaning, definitions and examples
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pestilential
[ หpษs.tษชหlษn.สษl ]
disease-related
Pestilential describes something that is related to or causes a pestilence, often used to refer to diseases that are highly infectious and deadly. It can also mean something that is harmful or destructive in a more general sense.
Synonyms
infectious, mortal, noisome, venomous.
Examples of usage
- The pestilential outbreak caused widespread panic.
- Residents fled the pestilential environment.
- Authorities warned about pestilential conditions in the area.
harmful
In a broader sense, pestilential can refer to anything that is morally or socially harmful, creating an atmosphere of contamination or decay.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The pestilential behavior was condemned by the community.
- The pestilential effects of corruption were evident.
- They fought against the pestilential ideas spreading in society.
Translations
Translations of the word "pestilential" in other languages:
๐ต๐น pestilencial
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเฅเคธเฅเคเฅเคฒเฅเคจเฅเคเคฟเคฏเคฒ
๐ฉ๐ช pestilenzartig
๐ฎ๐ฉ pestilensial
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะตััะธัะธะดะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ zarazny
๐ฏ๐ต ็ซ็ ใฎ
๐ซ๐ท pestilentiel
๐ช๐ธ pestilente
๐น๐ท salgฤฑn
๐ฐ๐ท ์ ์ผ์ฑ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุจุงุฆู
๐จ๐ฟ morovรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ pestilentnรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ็็ซ็
๐ธ๐ฎ pestilent
๐ฎ๐ธ sรฝklinga
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฟะฐะฝะดะตะผะธัะปัา
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแชแแชแฎแแแกแแแแก แกแแจแแจแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ epidemik
๐ฒ๐ฝ pestilente
Etymology
The word 'pestilential' originates from the Latin 'pestilentialis', which means 'of or relating to a pestilence'. The root 'pestis' in Latin translates to 'plague' or 'disease', coming from the Proto-Indo-European 'peis-', meaning 'to destroy, to ravage'. The term has evolved within the English language, first appearing in texts in the 15th century, primarily to describe the deadly diseases like the plague that caused widespread death and societal turmoil. Over centuries, the usage expanded to include metaphorical senses, describing anything that was considered harmful or toxic in both literal and figurative contexts.