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Plague

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Definitions for Plague

noun
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
pestilence pest pestis
noun
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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noun
a swarm of insects that attack plants
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Examples
  1. a plague of grasshoppers
noun
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
noun
an annoyance
Examples
  1. those children are a damn plague
verb
cause to suffer a blight
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  1. Too much rain may blight the garden with mold
verb
annoy continually or chronically
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Examples
  1. He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
  2. This man harasses his female co-workers

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