virulent

adjective
UK: /ˈvɪrələnt/
US: /ˈvɪrələnt/

  1. Extremely dangerous and harmful, and able to spread quickly.

    1. The disease was very virulent and spread quickly.
    2. The rumors were virulent, damaging her reputation and career prospects.

  2. Full of hate and anger.

    1. He was a virulent critic of the president.
    2. The article was a virulent attack on the company's environmental record.

Synonyms

poisonous hostile malignant bitter toxic

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "virulent" in English means: Extremely dangerous and harmful, and able to spread quickly., Full of hate and anger..

The phonetic transcription of "virulent" is /ˈvɪrələnt/ in British English and /ˈvɪrələnt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "virulent": poisonous, hostile, malignant, bitter, toxic.

Example usage of "virulent": "The disease was very virulent and spread quickly.". More examples on the page.