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murrain

noun

Definition of murrainnext
as in infection

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Recent Examples of murrain Otherwise nature is outraged, floods will again sweep the land and murrains strike our cattle. — Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murrain
  1. infection
  2. illness
  3. malady
  4. ailment
  5. sickness
  6. contagion
  7. blight
  8. infirmity
Noun
  • Her sister Erin created a GoFundMe page announcing that she was hospitalized with severe pneumonia and a bacterial infection in her blood.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Insufficient airflow and light in the canopy can slow and reduce growth, and structural defects can lead to limb failure, opening the tree up to infection.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of infection
Noun
  • The initiative aims to bring positivity and hope to children battling critical illnesses.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Violations marked as priority contribute directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction in the hazards associated with foodborne illness.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of illness
Noun
  • The list of maladies bothering Ohtani is lengthy, and grew this week.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Ultimately, though, authorities determined the man died of natural causes and had several medical maladies, a Pittsburg police spokesman said.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of malady
Noun
  • Delane injured his shoulder while being tackled on the interception, an ailment that cost him time in training camp.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • By April 4, he’d been placed on the 15-day IL with left hip inflammation, an ailment that later required a move to the 60-day IL in May.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of ailment
Noun
  • In Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, evil is a native sickness that contaminates an otherwise perfect, unsullied child of empire.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a mysterious sickness going around, apparently caused by a toxic fog that invisibly burns the skin of whoever comes into contact with it.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of sickness
Noun
  • Next might follow fears about contagion, vulnerability, age, or heredity and how these may affect body and mind.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Related Stories While driving through the snowy darkness one night, the courier comes face to the face with the results of a contagion — the Umbrella Corporation’s infamous T-virus — and chaos ensues.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of contagion
Noun
  • Rapid defoliation, black stem streaks, and browning leaves with spots across them are common signs of a fungal infection like boxwood blight.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Salem Redevelopment Authority was created in the 1960s, in part to target and remove blight.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of blight
Noun
  • And by that, researchers mean methods to drastically reduce the amount of illness and infirmity that currently afflict people in old age.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • Colette, Mark Twain, and William Wordsworth all wrote habitually from bed, for reasons having to do with infirmity, comfort, and warding off distraction; Frida Kahlo painted self-portraits from bed, including the dreams that transcended her physical confinement.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of infirmity

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“Murrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murrain. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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