Plague (1978 film)
WordNet
noun
(1) An annoyance
"Those children are a damn plague"
(2) Any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
(3) A swarm of insects that attack plants
"A plague of grasshoppers"
(4) Any epidemic disease with a high death rate
(5) A 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
verb
(6) Annoy continually or chronically
"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
"This man harasses his female co-workers"
(7) Cause to suffer a blight
"Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
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Etymology
From < < . Cognate with Dutch , German , Swedish , French and Polish .
Noun
- (used absolutely, usually capitalized: The Pest) The pestilent disease "Plague", caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis and mostly known by its variant form bubonic plague.
- An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
- A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
- Ten Biblical plagues over Egypt, ranging from locusts to the death of the crown prince, finally forced Pharaoh to let Moses's people go
- A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates
- Rascal Bart is an utter plague, his pranks never cease until he's put over the knee
Verb
- To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
- Wikis are often plagued by vandalism
- To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
- Natural catastrophies plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland