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Pox

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
pɑks

Definitions

  1. A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Syphilis.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A curse.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

14 more languages
العربيةداء الزهري
Bosanskibubavariola
Catalàbuba
فارسیآبله
Suomirokkorokkotauti
Galegobostela
Hrvatskibubavariola
日本語痘瘡
Latinavariola
Polskiospa
Русскийоспа
Српскиbubavariola
ไทยฝีดาษ
Tiếng Việtđâu

Examples

“A pox on him, he's a cat still.”

CEFR level

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

pox doctor's clerk pox party Poxes poxvector poxvirion poxvirologist

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