Seuche — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blight noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
- disease noun An illness affecting the body or mind, caused by infection, malfunction, or other harmful factors.
- epidemic noun An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a population at once.
- pest noun An insect or animal that damages crops, spreads disease, or is otherwise harmful.
- pestilence noun A deadly, widespread disease; a plague.
- plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
Senses
Seuche is used for these senses in English:
- blight Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
- disease (medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
- epidemic A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
- pest (now, _, rare) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.
- pestilence Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
- plague (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
blight — full definition
- noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
- noun Something that damages or holds back growth, development, or quality of life.
- verb To damage or spoil the growth or development of something.
disease — full definition
- noun An illness affecting the body or mind, caused by infection, malfunction, or other harmful factors.
- noun A harmful or corrupting pattern in a system, society, or way of thinking.