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plague

/plɛɡ/noun, verb1 syllable

Plague means: annoy continually or chronically.

Synonyms for plague26

noun, as in 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

pestilence, pest, pestis

noun, as in any epidemic disease with a high death rate

pestilence, pest

noun, as in a swarm of insects that attack plants

infestation

verb, as in annoy continually or chronically

harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, molest, provoke

verb, as in cause to suffer a blight

blight

also used for plague

murrain, badger, hound, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, persecute, dog, bullyrag, scourge, torment

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What does plague mean?7

verb

1

annoy continually or chronically“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”

2

cause to suffer a blight“Too much rain may blight the garden with mold”

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

2

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

3

a swarm of insects that attack plants“a plague of grasshoppers”

4

any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)

5

an annoyance“those children are a damn plague”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with plague?1

one syllable

vague
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Plague in a sentence

  • More often than not, famine is accompanied by plague.unknown
  • One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague.Scott
  • The virulent plague ravaged the whole planet, as many places became ghost towns.nonong
  • Persecution mania plagues him, causing persistent feelings of being targeted and unjustly treated.Nuel
  • Spot the office gossipers and avoid them like the plague.Amastan
  • I'm the type that avoids risk like the plague.unknown
  • Unmoderated hellholes remain extremely niche sites that most people avoid like the plague.shekitten
  • You avoid confrontation like it’s a plague.Nuel

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Forms of plague

as a noun

plural
plagues

as a verb

past tense
plagued
present participle
plaguing
third-person singular
plagues
past participle
plagued