virulence

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being virulent.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A measure of how virulent a thing is.

Synonyms

virulency
toxicity
31k
malignancy
severity
22k
malice
C2
toxic
C1
pathogenicity
bitterness
C2
disaffection
excess
C2
fatality
26k
harmfulness
hatefulness
hostility
C2
intensity
C2
malignant
C2
pernicious
39k
poisonousness
seriousness
C2
sharpness
49k
spite
C1
virulent
39k
infectivity
aggression
C1
avirulence
hypovirulence

superabundancne

acuteness
virulentness
aggressiveness
44k
animosity
24k
animus
46k
antagonism
48k
belligerence
belligerency
Translations

virulencia
virulence
virulenza

virulência

Giftigkeit
Virulenz
virulència

τοξικότης

Giftigkeiten

Infektivität

Hypovirulenz

Pathogenität

βιαιότητα

فوع

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɪɹjələns/
Etymology

From Middle French virulence, from Late Latin virulentia.

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