bubonic plague

Noun

Meaning

the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

glandular plague pestis bubonica black death disease plague smallpox pestilence ringworm rubella epidemic affection sickness hepatitis madness pest
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Antonyms

health treatment advantage benefit medicine cure
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Hypernyms

plague pestilence pest pestis

Hyponyms

black death Black Plague ambulatory plague ambulant plague pestis ambulans

Examples

The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally necessary character. The bubonic plague was an extraordinarily powerful social reality, but no one would have regarded it as vitally necessary. Wilhelm Reich

I'd move to Los Angeles if New Zealand and Australia were swallowed up by a tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack. Russell Crowe

The Bears treat offense as if its bubonic plague. Tony Kornheiser

Anyone who was alive during the outbreak of the bubonic plague in the 14th century experienced something terrifyingly close to the widespread death and chaos of an apocalyptic event. Alan Huffman

According to the accounts of the time the Black Death was extremely virulent, unlike the 19th and early 20th century bubonic plague. Source: Internet

And when bubonic plague entered the west coast trading hub, Chinatown took the blame. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

buboes bubonic bubonic form bubonically bubonocele Bubs