Meaning of plague | Babel Free

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1. The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
   capitalized, countable, often, sometimes, uncountable
2. The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis
3. to annoy or pester continually or frequently. The child was plaguing her with questions. pla يُزْعِج، يُضايِق тормозя incomodar trápit plagen plage ενοχλώ, βασανίζω, μαστίζωacosar, atormentar, fastidiar tüütama به ستوح آوردن häiritä harceler לְהִיתָקֵל בְּאֵין סוֹף בְּעָיוֹת सताना, तंग करना dodijavati, gnjaviti gyötör mengganggu angra assillare 悩ませる 괴롭히다 neduoti ramybės, kamuoti nelikt mierā; uzmākties mengacau lastig vallenplage, mase på gnębić, nękać طاعون اخته كيدل ، په بلا اوښتل ځورول inc...
4. An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
   countable, uncountable
5. An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease
6. A highly infectious epidemic disease, especially one with a high rate of fatality; a pestilence.
7. A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
   countable, uncountable
8. A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution
9. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.
10. A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
11. A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates
12. To pester or annoy persistently or incessantly. See Synonyms at harass.
13. A group of common grackles.
    countable, uncountable
14. A group of common grackles
15. To cause suffering or hardship for: "Runaway inflation further plagued the wage- or salary-earner" (Edwin O. Reischauer).
16. (Pathology) any widespread and usually highly contagious disease with a high fatality rate
17. (Pathology) an infectious disease of rodents, esp rats, transmitted to man by the bite of the rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)
    Xenopsylla cheopis
18. (Pathology) See bubonic plague
19. something that afflicts or harasses
20. informal an annoyance or nuisance
    informal

Equivalents

Examples

“It was about the beginning of September, 1664, that I, among the rest of my neighbours, heard in ordinary discourse that the plague was returned again in Holland[…] It mattered not from whence it came; but all agreed it was come into Holland again.”

“Great plagues, such as the bubonic plague or smallpox or syphilis or influenza, can happen again.”

“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 plague a both the Houſes, I am sped: / Is he gone and hath nothing?”

“Bart is an utter plague; his pranks never cease.”

“This is the first time a President has attended this dinner in six years. It's understandable- we had a horrible plague, followed by two years of COVID!”

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