virulence
noun
1 virulence
Extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease):
— The virulence of the plague.
synonym: virulency.
Roget 171:
energy,
physical energy,
force,
power
etc.
157;
keenness
etc.
adj.;
intensity,
vigor,
strength,
elasticity;
go;
high pressure;
fire;
rush.
acrimony,
acritude†;
causiticity†,
virulence;
poignancy;
harshness
etc.
adj.;
severity,
edge,
point;
pungency
etc.
392.
cantharides;
seasoning
etc.
(condiment)
393.
activity,
agitation,
effervescence;
ferment,
fermentation;
ebullition,
splutter,
perturbation,
stir,
bustle;
voluntary energy
etc.
682;
quicksilver.
resolution
etc.
(mental energy)
604;
exertion
etc.
(effort)
686;
excitation
etc.
(mental)
824.
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Roget 649:
hurtfulness
etc.
adj.;
virulence.
evil doer
etc.
913;
bane
etc.
663;
plague spot
etc.
(insalubrity)
657;
evil star,
ill wind;
hoodoo;
Jonah;
snake in the grass,
skeleton in the closet;
amari aliquid [Lat.],
thorn in the side.
malignity;
malevolence
etc.
907;
tender mercies [Iron.].
ill-treatment,
annoyance,
molestation,
abuse,
oppression,
persecution,
outrage;
misusage
etc.
679;
injury
etc.
(damage)
659;
knockout drops [U.S.].
badness
etc.
adj.;
peccancy†,
abomination;
painfulness
etc.
830;
pestilence
etc.
(disease)
655;
guilt
etc.
947;
depravity
etc.
945.
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Roget 895:
discourtesy;
ill breeding;
ill manners,
bad manners,
ungainly manners;
insuavity†;
uncourteousness†,
etc.
adj.;
rusticity,
inurbanity†;
illiberality,
incivility displacency†.
disrespect
etc.
929;
procacity†,
impudence: barbarism,
barbarity;
misbehavior,
brutality,
blackguardism†,
conduct unbecoming a gentleman,
grossieret_e,
brusquerie†;
vulgarity,
etc.
851.
churlishness
etc.
adj.;
spinosity†,
perversity;
moroseness
etc.
(sullenness)
901.1.
sternness
etc.
adj.;
austerity;
moodishness†,
captiousness
etc.
901;
cynicism;
tartness
etc.
adj.;
acrimony,
acerbity,
virulence,
asperity.
scowl,
black looks,
frown;
short answer,
rebuff;
hard words,
contumely;
unparliamentary language,
personality.
bear,
bruin,
brute,
blackguard,
beast;
unlicked cub†;
frump,
crosspatch†;
saucebox
etc.
887†;
crooked stick;
grizzly.
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Roget 900:
resentment,
displeasure,
animosity,
anger,
wrath,
indignation;
exasperation,
bitter resentment,
wrathful indignation.
pique,
umbrage,
huff,
miff,
soreness,
dudgeon,
acerbity,
virulence,
bitterness,
acrimony,
asperity,
spleen,
gall;
heart-burning,
heart-swelling;
rankling.
ill humor,
bad humor,
ill temper,
bad temper;
irascibility
etc.
901;
ill blood
etc.
(hate)
898;
revenge
etc.
919.
excitement,
irritation;
warmth,
bile,
choler,
ire,
fume,
pucker,
dander,
ferment,
ebullition;
towering passion,
acharnement [Fr.],
angry mood,
taking,
pet,
tiff,
passion,
fit,
tantrums.
burst,
explosion,
paroxysm,
storm,
rage,
fury,
desperation;
violence
etc.
173;
fire and fury;
vials of wrath;
gnashing of teeth,
hot blood,
high words.
scowl
etc.
895;
sulks
etc.
901.1.
[Cause of umbrage]
affront,
provocation,
offense;
indignity
etc.
(insult)
929;
grudge,
crow to pluck,
bone to pick,
sore subject,
casus belli [Lat.];
ill turn,
outrage.
Furies,
Eumenides.
buffet,
slap in the face,
box on the ear,
rap on the knuckles.
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Roget 907:
malevolence;
bad intent,
bad intention;
unkindness,
diskindness†;
ill nature,
ill will,
ill blood;
bad blood;
enmity
etc.
889;
hate
etc.
898;
malignity;
malice,
malice prepense†;
maliciousness
etc.
adj.;
spite,
despite;
resentment
etc.
900.
uncharitableness
etc.
adj.;
incompassionateness
etc.
914.1†;
gall,
venom,
rancor,
rankling,
virulence,
mordacity†,
acerbity
churlishness
etc.
(discourtesy)
895.
hardness of heart,
heart of stone,
obduracy;
cruelty;
cruelness
etc.
adj.;
brutality,
savagery;
ferity†,
ferocity;
barbarity,
inhumanity,
immanity†,
truculence,
ruffianism;
evil eye,
cloven foot;
torture,
vivisection.
ill turn,
bad turn;
affront
etc.
(disrespect)
929;
outrage,
atrocity;
ill usage;
intolerance,
persecution;
tender mercies [Iron.];
unkindest cut of all"
[Julius Caesar].
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Dutch: virulentie
Polish: zjadliwość, wirulencja
2 virulence
Extreme hostility:
— The virulence of the malicious old man.
synonym: virulency.
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