Plague (Böcklin) definition

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"