canker[noun]Synonyms: disease, bane, blight, cancer, corruption, infection, rot, scourge, sore, ulcer
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can‧ker /ˈkæŋkə $ -ər/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old North French;
Origin: cancre, from Latin cancer; cancer]
1. an evil influence that spreads quickly among people and is difficult to destroy:
the canker of violence in modern society2. a disease that affects trees or plants
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