悪あく疫えき

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

epidemic; plague; pestilence

Refers to a widespread outbreak of a serious infectious disease. Often used in historical or formal contexts, but still understood in modern Japanese.

• 中ちゅう世せいヨーロッパでは悪あく疫えきが何なん度ども流りゅう行こうした。

  In medieval Europe, epidemics broke out many times.

• 悪あく疫えきの蔓まん延えんを防ふせぐために隔かく離り政せい策さくが取とられた。

  Quarantine measures were taken to prevent the spread of the plague.