different between infection vs pestilence
infection
English
Etymology
From Old French infection, from Vulgar Latin *infecti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?f?k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
infection (countable and uncountable, plural infections)
- (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
- An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
- A disease caused by a pathogen.
- A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.
Derived terms
- spurious infection
Related terms
- infect
- infected
- infectable
- infective
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French infection, from Late Latin infecti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.f?k.sj??/
Noun
infection f (plural infections)
- (pathology) infection
- (informal) stench, stink
- Synonyms: puanteur, pestilence
Derived terms
- infectieux
Descendants
- ? Turkish: enfeksiyon
References
- “infection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
infection (plural infectiones)
- (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin *infecti?.
Noun
infection f (oblique plural infections, nominative singular infection, nominative plural infections)
- (countable) infection.
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pestilence
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pestilentia (“plague”), from pestilens (“infected, unwholesome, noxious”); see pestilent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?st?l?n(t)s/, /?p?st?l?n(t)s/, /?p?stl?n(t)s/
Noun
pestilence (countable and uncountable, plural pestilences)
- Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
- 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, part 2, chapter 2
- "Take it, Christian dogs? take the palaces, the gardens, the mosques, the abode of our fathers - take plague with them; pestilence is the enemy we fly; if she be your friend, hug her to your bosoms. The curse of Allah is on Stamboul, share ye her fate?"
- 1949 - Bruce Kiskaddon, George R. Stewart, Earth Abides
- The snowshoe-rabbits build up through the years until they reach a climax when they seem to be everywhere; then with dramatic suddenness their pestilence falls upon them.
- 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, part 2, chapter 2
- (archaic) Anything harmful to morals or public order.
Related terms
- pest
- pesticide
- pestilent
Translations
Further reading
- pestilence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pestilence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Old French pestilence, borrowed from Latin pestilentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?s.ti.l??s/
Noun
pestilence f (plural pestilences)
- (archaic or literary) pest epidemic; pestilence
- extremely foul smell
- Synonyms: infection, puanteur
Derived terms
- pestilentiel
References
- “pestilence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Noun
pestilence f (oblique plural pestilences, nominative singular pestilence, nominative plural pestilences)
- pestilence (epidemic disease)
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