Meaning & Definition of Plague in English
English⟶
Plague
/pleg/
noun
1. 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
synonym:
- plague,
- pestilence,
- pest,
- pestis
2. Any epidemic disease with a high death rate
synonym:
- plague,
- pestilence,
- pest
3. A swarm of insects that attack plants
- "A plague of grasshoppers"
synonym:
- infestation,
- plague
4. Any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by god)
synonym:
- plague
5. An annoyance
- "Those children are a damn plague"
synonym:
- plague
verb
1. Cause to suffer a blight
- "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
synonym:
- blight,
- plague
2. Annoy continually or chronically
- "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
- "This man harasses his female co-workers"
synonym:
- harass,
- hassle,
- harry,
- chivy,
- chivvy,
- chevy,
- chevvy,
- beset,
- plague,
- molest,
- provoke
Examples of using
The plague came from the swamp.