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



  1. (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.
  2. An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
  3. 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
  4. A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates
    Rascal Bart is an utter plague, his pranks never cease until he's put over the knee

Verb



  1. To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
    Wikis are often plagued by vandalism
  2. To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
    Natural catastrophies plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland
 
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