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Meaning of Gangrene | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈɡaŋˌɡɹiːn

Definitions

  1. The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A damaging or corrupting influence.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans kouevuur
العربية آكِلَة أكلة الغنغرينا غَرْغْرِينَا غَنْغْرِينَة
བོད་སྐད འདྲུལ་བ
Čeština gangréna sněť
Cymraeg madredd
Dansk gangræn koldbrand
Deutsch Brand Gangrän Wundbrand
Ελληνικά γάγγραινα
Esperanto gangreno
Español agangrenarse cangrena cangrenarse (disused) esfacelarse gangrena gangrenarse necrosar necrosarse noma
Euskara haratustel
Suomi gangreeni kuolio
Français gangrène gangrène gangréné
Gàidhlig aillse
Հայերեն գանգրենա
Bahasa Indonesia gangren
Íslenska brandur
Italiano cancrena
日本語 壊疽
ქართული განგრენა
Қазақша гангрена
ខ្មែរ ដំបៅរលួយ
한국어 회저
Kurdî brand
Latina gangraena
Te Reo Māori kikohunga
Македонски гангрена
Монгол үхжил
Nederlands gangreen koudvuur
Polski gangrena zgorzel
Português gangrena
Română cangrenă
Русский гангрена
Slovenčina gangréna
Shqip gangrenë
Svenska gangrän kallbrand
Türkçe kangren

Examples

“If gangrene sets in, we may have to amputate the foot.”
“Women should earn equal wages with men for equal work done. Child marriages and polygamy are a gangrene on society.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Gangrened Gangrenes Gangrening Gangrenous Gangs gangsaw

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