noun
Meaning 1
A place where a contagious disease is present or likely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pesthole
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noun
Meaning 2
a breeding ground for epidemic disease
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: breeding ground
History
Etymology
From pest (“disease”) + hole (“miserable place”).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: огнище на зараза (ognište na zaraza) — place where a contagious disease is present or likely
- Dutch: pesthaard — place where a contagious disease is present or likely
- Dutch: pesthol — place where a contagious disease is present or likely