virulence

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noun

1. extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) (Freq. 2)
- the virulence of the plague
• Syn:
virulency
• Derivationally related forms:
virulent (for: virulency), virulent
• Topics:
microorganism, micro-organism
• Hypernyms:
harmfulness, injuriousness
2. extreme hostility
- the virulence of the malicious old man
• Syn:
virulency
• Derivationally related forms:
virulent (for: virulency), virulent
• Hypernyms:
hostility, ill will