typhus

CEFRC1

/ˈtaɪfəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A serious disease spread by lice or other insects.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

Examples

  • War is not an adventure. War is an illness. Like typhus.

  • Tom died of typhus.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

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In context

  • Typhoid and typhus have similar names and symptoms, but are different diseases.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-, extended form of *dʰew- (“scatter like dust”).