pox

pɑːks

Definition

Definition of pox - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

infectious illness

TECH.

disease with skin eruptions leaving pockmarks

TECH.

Smallpox was a deadly pox in history.

chickenpox

smallpox

disease

Rare

old nickname for syphilis

Rare

In the past, syphilis was called the pox.

lues

syphilis

bad luck

Dated

curse or affliction

Dated

He wished a pox on his enemies.

curse

hex

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Expressions with pox

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pox party

gathering to expose people to a disease for immunity

They attended a pox party to gain immunity.

plum pox

plant disease that harms plum and other stone fruit trees

The orchard lost many trees after plum pox spread through the area.

a pox on something

intj.

express strong dislike or curse something with bad luck

A pox on this broken machine!

pox on something

intj.

show anger or annoyance about a situation or thing

Pox on the rain ruining our picnic!

Origin of pox

Middle English, pocks (pustules)

Terms with pox included in their meaning

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antipox

medical

substance used to prevent pox diseases

antipox

prevention

measure or action taken to prevent pox diseases

poxvirus

lab taxonomy

dna virus in Poxviridae group causing pox illnesses in vertebrate hosts

poxy

adj.

medical

affected by a pox disease

Examples of pox in a sentence

Vaccination helped eradicate the pox from the region.
The pox was a feared disease in history.
Doctors struggled to treat the pox effectively.
The town suffered a pox of misfortunes.
A pox on those who doubted her success!

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French:variole, vérole, ...
German:Pocken, Lues, ...
Italian:vaiolo, mal francese, ...
Spanish:viruela, plaga, ...
Portuguese:doença de pele, sífilis, ...
Chinese:天花, 痘疮, ...
Japanese:痘瘡, ポックス, ...
Arabic:جُدَرِي, الزُهْرِيّ, ...
Hebrew:אֲבַעְבּוּעָה, פּוֹקְס, ...
Russian:оспа, сифилис, ...
Ukrainian:віспа, покс, ...
Hindi:चेचक, कष्ट, ...
Bengali:বসন্ত, ...
Catalan:verola, sífilis, ...
Czech:neštovice, příjice, ...
Danish:koppe, sygdommen pox, ...
Dutch:pokken, pest, ...
Greek:ευλογιά, σύφιλη, ...
Hungarian:himlő, franc, ...
Khmer:ជំងឺអុត, រោគស្វាយ, ...
Korean:질병, 폭스, ...
Persian:آبله, بلا, ...
Polish:ospa, kiła, ...
Portuguese (BR):varíola, sífilis, ...
Romanian:boală, sifilis, ...
Swedish:koppor, pesten, ...
Thai:ฝีดาษ, ซิฟิลิส, ...
Turkish:çiçek hastalığı, çiçek, ...
Vietnamese:bệnh đậu, bệnh đậu mùa, ...

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