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plague
noun(plague)
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
Synonyms: pest, pestilence,
plague
verb(plague)
cause to suffer a blight
Synonyms: blight,
plague
noun(plague)
a swarm of insects that attack plants
Synonyms: infestation,
Examples:
A plague of grasshoppers.
plague
verb(plague)
annoy continually or chronically
Synonyms: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, provoke,
plague
noun(plague)
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
Synonyms: pest, pestilence, pestis,
plague
noun(plague)
an annoyance
Examples:
Those children are a damn plague.
plague
noun(plague)
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)

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