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Synonyms for gangrene
ˈgæŋ grin, gæŋˈgringan·grene
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Princeton's WordNet
gangrene, sphacelus, sloughnoun
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
Synonyms:
necrosis, sphacelus, mortification, sloughnecrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelusverb
the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
Synonyms:
humiliation, slough, mortification, chagrin, necrosis, sphacelusnecrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelateverb
undergo necrosis
"the tissue around the wound necrosed"
Synonyms:
subdue, humiliate, chagrin, necrose, crucify, mortify, sphacelate, humble, abase
Dictionary of English Synonymes
gangrenenoun
Synonyms:
mortificationgangreneverb
Synonyms:
mortifygangreneverb
Synonyms:
mortify, be mortified, lose vitality
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
gangrenenoun
Synonyms:
mortification, sphacelationgangreneverb
Synonyms:
mortify, sphacelate
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#12132 | humiliation | |
#12155 | humble | |
#20937 | slough | |
#22939 | necrosis | |
#44943 | chagrin | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#63083 | humiliate | |
#67228 | mortification | |
#75926 | gangrene | |
#80021 | crucify | |
#205592 | abase | |
#219145 | mortify |
How to use gangrene in a sentence?
The government must assume its responsibilities, save the bank and its investors, otherwise this gangrene will spread to the rest of the system, i've always been pro-European, but if Europe doesn't protect its own citizens then we should think twice if this the kind of Europe that we want to be in.
Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes:
Corruption is the plague, it's the gangrene of society.
I perceived this priest as someone who was good, a caring person who would not harm me, but it was when I found myself on that bed half-naked and he was touching me that I realized something was wrong....And we keep this, it’s like a growing cyst. It’s like gangrene inside the victim’s body and the victim’s psyche.
Translations for gangrene
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- غرغرينا, غنغرينةArabic
- гангрэнаBelarusian
- гангренаBulgarian
- gangrénaCzech
- madreddWelsh
- koldbrand, gangrænDanish
- GangränGerman
- γάγγραιναGreek
- gangrenoEsperanto
- gangrenaSpanish
- قانقاریاPersian
- kuolio, gangreeniFinnish
- gangrèneFrench
- कोथHindi
- gangrénaHungarian
- átudrep, kolbrandur, drep í holdi, ýldudrep, brandurIcelandic
- cancrenaItalian
- 壊疽Japanese
- гангренаKazakh
- 壞疽, 회저Korean
- kikohungaMāori
- гангренаMacedonian
- gangren, koldbrannNorwegian
- gangreenDutch
- kaldbrann, gangrenNorwegian Nynorsk
- zgorzel, gangrenaPolish
- gangrenaPortuguese
- cangrenăRomanian
- гангренаRussian
- gangrena, гангренаSerbo-Croatian
- gangrénaSlovak
- gangrenaSlovene
- gangrenëAlbanian
- kallbrand, gangränSwedish
- kangrenTurkish
- гангренаUkrainian
- bệnh thối hoạiVietnamese
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