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VIRULENCY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extreme hostility

Example:

the virulence of the malicious old man

Synonyms:

virulence; virulency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("virulency" is a kind of...):

hostility; ill will (a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition)

Derivation:

virulent (harsh or corrosive in tone)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)

Example:

the virulence of the plague

Synonyms:

virulence; virulency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("virulency" is a kind of...):

harmfulness; injuriousness (destructiveness that causes harm or injury)

Domain category:

micro-organism; microorganism (any organism of microscopic size)

Derivation:

virulent (extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom)

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