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
  • Louisiana health officials are urging residents to take precautions against a flesh-eating bacterial infection following the deaths of five people this year.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that can cause a vibriosis infection, which in some cases can lead to necrotizing fasciitis, a fast-spreading bacterial infection of the tissue under the skin that appears to eat away at the body.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of infection
Noun
  • Inter Miami paid tribute to Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, after his death following an illness was announced on Saturday.
    — Avi Creditor, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • His illness became a topic of discussion during the 2026 World Cup, when his family acknowledged a health situation as Lionel Messi competed.
    — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of illness
Noun
  • 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
  • With Big Bear eagle Jackie in intensive care for nearly a week battling an unexplained malady, fans of the Internet-famous bird and her mate Shadow were sorely in need of a silver lining — and just got one.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of malady
Noun
  • Medics treat heat stroke and other ailments from trailers while an announcer calls out an endless stream of names of people separated from their families.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • During his time in the minors, Mayer dealt with hip, back, shoulder and wrist ailments.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of ailment
Noun
  • But ratepayers, like everyone else, suffer sickness and death when forced to breathe dirty air.
    — John Kostyack, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, there are temporal patterns to when certain viruses reactivate during sickness.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of sickness
Noun
  • An emotional contagion like panic is always possible, but Vilhauer does not think most people would react that way even to such paradigm-shifting news as nonhuman intelligence.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Circuit breakers were triggered once again, and contagion across the region saw steep declines for the Nikkei, led by the big tech names.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 28 July 2026
Definition of contagion
Noun
  • The district said the demolition will eliminate blight and a source of crime in the neighborhood.
    — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Kansas City Question 1 Question 1 asks voters to approve a $100 million bond to support the city’s Housing Trust Fund, which aims to create and rehabilitate affordable housing in the city and address blight by renovating vacant properties.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 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 16 Aug. 2026.

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