War is not an adventure. War is an illness. Like typhus.
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Typhus
//ˈtaɪfəs//
Synonyms for "typhus" (141 found)
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Strong matches (42)
Related words (70)
malariamalarial fevermarsh fevermeaslesmeningitismilzbrandmumpsornithosisosteomyelitisparatyphoid feverparotitisparrot feverpertussispneumoniapoliopoliomyelitispolyarthritis rheumatismponosprison feverpsittacosis
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putrid feverrabbit feverrabiesrat-bite feverrelapsing feverrheumatic feverrickettsialpoxringwormrubellarubeolascarlatinascarlet feverschistosomiasisseptic sore throatshinglesship feversleeping sicknesssleepy sicknesssmallpoxsnail feversplenic feverspotted feverstrep throatswamp fevertetanusthrushtineatrench fevertrench mouthtuberculosistularemiatyphoidtyphoid fevertyphus feverundulant fevervacciniavaricellavariolavenereal diseaseviral dysenterywhooping coughyawsyellow feveryellow jackzonazoster
Noun(4 words)
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7 entriesderived
16 entrieshas context
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4 entriesrelated to
5 entriesTranslations
42 translations across 36 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- تِيفُوس noun (disease)
- تِيفُوس noun (disease)
Asturian
1 entries- tifus noun (disease)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- tif noun (disease)
- yatalaq noun (disease)
Catalan
1 entries- tifus noun (disease)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 斑疹傷寒 /斑疹伤寒 noun (disease)
Czech
1 entries- tyfus noun (disease)
Danish
1 entries- tyfus noun (disease)
Dutch
1 entries- tyfus noun (disease)
Esperanto
1 entries- tifo noun (disease)
Faroese
1 entries- týfus noun (disease)
Finnish
1 entries- pilkkukuume noun (disease)
French
1 entries- typhus noun (disease)
Galician
1 entries- tifo noun (disease)
German
2 entries- Fleckfieber noun (disease)
- Flecktyphus noun (disease)
Greek
1 entries- τύφος noun (disease)
Hungarian
3 entries- flekktífusz noun (disease)
- kiütéses tífusz noun (disease)
- tífusz noun (disease)
Icelandic
1 entries- flekkusótt noun (disease)
Indonesian
1 entries- tifus noun (disease)
Italian
1 entries- tifo noun (disease)
Japanese
1 entries- チフス noun (disease)
Kazakh
1 entries- сүзек noun (disease)
Korean
1 entries- 티푸스 noun (disease)
Malay
1 entries- tifus noun (disease)
Māori
1 entries- karawaka noun (disease)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- tyfus noun (disease)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- tyfus noun (disease)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Tiefuss noun (disease)
Polish
1 entries- tyfus noun (disease)
Portuguese
1 entries- tifo noun (disease)
Romanian
1 entries- tifos noun (disease)
Russian
2 entries- сыпно́й тиф noun (disease)
- тиф noun (disease)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- am fiabhras-ballach noun (disease)
Slovak
1 entries- týfus noun (disease)
Spanish
1 entries- tifus noun (disease)
Swedish
1 entries- tyfus noun (disease)
Turkish
1 entries- tifüs noun (disease)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Tom died of typhus.
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Typhus is a contagious disease.
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At the age of ten Caroline was stricken with typhus. The disease permanently stunted her growth.
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