rabies

CEFRC1

/ˈɹeɪ.biːz/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A deadly disease spread through the bites of infected animals.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

Examples

  • A squirrel transmitted rabies to my daughter.

  • Tom died of rabies after having been bitten by a bat.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

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In context

  • You must be vaccinated against rabies.

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Latin rabiēs (“rage, madness, fury”). Doublet of rage.