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plague > 7 senses
NOUN1plague, pestilence, pest, pestisA serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
2plague, pestilence, pestAny epidemic disease with a high death rate
3plague, infestationA swarm of insects that attack plants
4plagueAny large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
5plagueAn annoyance
VERB1plague, blightCause to suffer a blight
2plague, harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, molest, provokeAnnoy continually or chronically
plague > pronunciation
Soundspley'g
Rhymesvague
plague > noun 1, state
MeaningA serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal.
Synonymspestilence, pest, pestis
Broaderepidemic disease
Narrowerbubonic plague, pestis bubonica, glandular plague; pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague, plague pneumonia; septicemic plague
Verbsplague
plague > noun 2, state
MeaningAny epidemic disease with a high death rate.
Synonymspestilence, pest
Broaderepidemic disease
Adjectivesplaguey; plaguey
Verbsplague
plague > noun 3, group
MeaningA swarm of insects that attack plants.
Examples"a plague of grasshoppers"
Synonymsinfestation
Broaderswarm, cloud
Verbsplague
plague > noun 4, event
MeaningAny large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God).
Broadercalamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm
plague > noun 5, cognition
MeaningAn annoyance.
Examples"those children are a damn plague"
Usagecolloquialism
Broaderannoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
Adjectivesplaguy, plaguey; plaguy, plaguey
Verbsplague
plague > verb 1, weather
MeaningCause to suffer a blight.
PatternSomething ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonymsblight
Broaderafflict, smite
Nounsplague; plague; plague
plague > verb 2, emotion
MeaningAnnoy continually or chronically.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
ModelSam cannot plague Sue
Synonymsharass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, molest, provoke
Broaderannoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
Narrowerneedle, goad; torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate; haze
Nounsplague

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