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
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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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- a plague of grasshoppers
noun
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
noun
an annoyance
Examples
- those children are a damn plague
verb
cause to suffer a blight
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Examples
- Too much rain may blight the garden with mold
verb
annoy continually or chronically
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Examples
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers