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Synonyms for white plague

  • noun

Most common

consumption wasting disease tuberculosis pulmonary tuberculosis drug addiction

All synonyms

Noun

1. Consumption — tuberculosis, especially of the lungs

consumption, tuberculosis, wasting disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, phthisis dated

Other

drug addiction

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.

Example sentences

  • consumption One man's consumption becomes his neighbor's wish.
  • tuberculosis I'm on preventative medication for tuberculosis.

By length

8 letters
phthisis
11 letters
consumption3
12 letters
tuberculosis5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (consumption3 = 3 syllables).