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plague
[pleyg]
noun
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
an infectious, epidemic disease caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, characterized by fever, chills, and prostration, transmitted to humans from rats by means of the bites of fleas.
any widespread affliction, calamity, or evil, especially one regarded as a direct punishment by God.
a plague of war and desolation.
any cause of trouble, annoyance, or vexation.
Uninvited guests are a plague.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used with object)
to trouble, annoy, or torment in any manner.
The question of his future plagues him with doubt.
to annoy, bother, or pester.
Ants plagued the picnickers.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,to smite with a plague, pestilence, death, etc.; scourge.
those whom the gods had plagued.
to infect with a plague; cause an epidemic in or among.
diseases that still plague the natives of Ethiopia.
to afflict with any evil.
He was plagued by allergies all his life.
plague
/ ɪɡ /
noun
any widespread and usually highly contagious disease with a high fatality rate
an infectious disease of rodents, esp rats, transmitted to man by the bite of the rat flea ( Xenopsylla cheopis )
See bubonic plague
something that afflicts or harasses
informalan annoyance or nuisance
a pestilence, affliction, or calamity on a large scale, esp when regarded as sent by God
archaicused to express annoyance, disgust, etc
a plague on you
verb
to afflict or harass
to bring down a plague upon
informalto annoy
plague
Any of various highly infectious, usually fatal epidemic diseases.
An often fatal disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted to humans usually by fleas that have bitten infected rats or other rodents.
◆ Bubonic plague, the most common type, is characterized by the tender, swollen lymph nodes called buboes, fever, clotting abnormalities of the blood, and tissue necrosis. An epidemic of bubonic plague in fourteenth-century Europe and Asia was known as the Black Death.
plague
A highly contagious disease, such as bubonic plague, that spreads quickly throughout a population and causes widespread sickness and death.
Other 51Թ Forms
- plaguer noun
- antiplague noun
- unplagued adjective
- ˈܱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plague1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plague1
Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
It made Yamamoto’s clunker all the more costly, highlighting an extended slide in production that continues to plague the team’s only healthy ace.
The second clue is the first single, a song literally called "Manchild," where the narrator laments about being plagued by men, saying, "half your brain just ain't there."
Jury deliberations in the trial were plagued with tensions.
Jury deliberations have been plagued with tensions over the past week.
"The committee has been plagued with persistent conflicts of interest and has become little more than a rubber stamp for any vaccine," Kennedy wrote.
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