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Plague Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Plague? [n] (informal) an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague" [n] any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) [n] a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers" [n] any epidemic disease with a high death rate [n] a serious (sometimes fatal) infection transmitted by the bite of an infected rat flea (especially bubonic plague) [v] annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked" [v] cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Plague: beset \| blight \| chevvy \| chevy \| chivvy \| chivy \| harass \| harry \| hassle \| infestation \| molest \| pestilence \| provoke Related Terms \| Find terms related to Plague: afflict \| affliction \| aggravate \| aggravation \| ail \| ambulatory plague \| anguish \| annoy \| annoyance \| apply pressure \| badger \| bait \| bane \| be at \| be the matter \| bedevil \| beleaguer \| beset \| besiege \| bevy \| bitch \| black death \| black plague \| blandish \| blight \| bother \| bristle \| brown off \| bubonic plague \| bug \| bugbear \| bullyrag \| burden \| burn up \| buttonhole \| cajole \| calamity \| cellulocutaneous plague \| chafe \| charm \| chevy \| chivy \| cloud \| coax \| complicate matters \| concern \| covey \| crawl with \| creep with \| crushing burden \| curse \| death \| defervescing plague \| destruction \| devil \| discommode \| discompose \| disease \| distemper \| distress \| disturb \| dog \| drag \| dun \| epidemic \| epiphytotic \| epizootic \| evil \| exasperate \| exercise \| exert pressure \| fash \| flight \| flock \| fret \| gaggle \| gall \| get \| glandular plague \| gnaw \| grievance \| gripe \| harass \| harm \| harry \| hassle \| haunt \| headache \| heckle \| hector \| hemorrhagic plague \| hive \| hound \| importune \| inconvenience \| infest \| infestation \| infliction \| invade \| invasion \| irk \| irritate \| irritation \| larval plague \| lousiness \| miff \| molest \| murmuration \| murrain \| nag \| nag at \| needle \| nemesis \| nettle \| nudzh \| nuisance \| open wound \| overrun \| overrunning \| overspread \| overspreading \| overswarm \| overswarming \| pandemia \| pandemic \| peeve \| perplex \| persecute \| perturb \| pest \| pester \| pesthole \| pestilence \| pick on \| pique \| plague spot \| pluck the beard \| ply \| pneumonic plague \| pother \| premonitory plague \| press \| pressure \| provoke \| push \| put out \| put to it \| puzzle \| ravage \| ride \| rile \| roil \| ruffle \| running sore \| scourge \| septicemic plague \| siderating plague \| skein \| spring \| swarm \| swarm with \| swarming \| tease \| teeming \| thorn \| torment \| torture \| trouble \| try the patience \| tuberculosis \| tweak the nose \| urge \| vex \| vexation \| visitation \| watch \| wheedle \| white plague \| woe \| work on \| worry See Also \| afflict \| annoy \| annoyance \| bedevil \| bother \| bother \| botheration \| bubonic plague \| calamity \| cataclysm \| catastrophe \| chafe \| crucify \| devil \| disaster \| dun \| epidemic disease \| frustrate \| get at \| get to \| goad \| gravel \| infliction \| irritate \| nark \| needle \| nettle \| pain \| pain in the ass \| pain in the neck \| pneumonic plague \| rag \| rile \| septicemic plague \| smite \| swarm \| torment \| tragedy \| vex Plague In Webster's Dictionary \Plague\, n. [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf. {Plaint}.] 1. That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation. --Shak. And men blasphemed God for the plague of hail. --Wyclif. The different plague of each calamity. --Shak. 2. (Med.) An acute malignant contagious fever, that often prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times visited the large cities of Europe with frightful mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London plague. ``A plague upon the people fell.'' --Tennyson. {Cattle plague}. See {Rinderpest}. {Plague mark}, {Plague spot}, a spot or mark of the plague; hence, a token of something incurable. \Plague\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plagued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plaguing}.] 1. To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind. Thus were they plagued And worn with famine. --Milton. 2. Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass. She will plague the man that loves her most. --Spenser. Syn: To vex; torment; distress; afflict; harass; annoy; tease; tantalize; trouble; molest; embarrass; perplex.

Plague Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Plague?

[n] (informal) an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"
[n] any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
[n] a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
[n] any epidemic disease with a high death rate
[n] a serious (sometimes fatal) infection transmitted by the bite of an infected rat flea (especially bubonic plague)
[v] annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
[v] cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"

Plague In Webster's Dictionary

\Plague\, n. [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to
Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf.
{Plaint}.]
1. That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a
   calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or
   vexation. --Shak.

         And men blasphemed God for the plague of hail.
                                               --Wyclif.

         The different plague of each calamity. --Shak.

2. (Med.) An acute malignant contagious fever, that often
   prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times
   visited the large cities of Europe with frightful
   mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London
   plague. ``A plague upon the people fell.'' --Tennyson.

{Cattle plague}. See {Rinderpest}.

{Plague mark}, {Plague spot}, a spot or mark of the plague;
   hence, a token of something incurable.


\Plague\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plagued}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Plaguing}.]
1. To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural
   evil of any kind.

         Thus were they plagued And worn with famine.
                                               --Milton.

2. Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass.

         She will plague the man that loves her most.
                                               --Spenser.

Syn: To vex; torment; distress; afflict; harass; annoy;
     tease; tantalize; trouble; molest; embarrass; perplex.

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