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VIRULENCY
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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)
