plague

Speech parts

1. plague - Noun

2. plague - Verb

Meaning

That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation.

An acute malignant contagious fever, that often prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times visited the large cities of Europe with frightful mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London plague.

To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind.

Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pestilence pest harass trouble distress beset torment afflict molest chevy harry bane blight burden epidemic
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Antonyms

gladden support help health advantage aid
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Hypernyms

disaster calamity epidemic disease bane vex problem

Hyponyms

dun rag needle haze torment frustrate

Phrases with the word

fire plague cellulocutaneous plague fowl plague awful plague mouse plague eponymous plague

Derivatives

plagued plaguing

Examples

I had assumed that I would age with all my friends growing old around me, dying off very gradually one by one. And here was a plague that cut them off so early. Thom Gunn

The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally necessary character. The bubonic plague was an extraordinarily powerful social reality, but no one would have regarded it as vitally necessary. Wilhelm Reich

War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it. Martin Luther

Nothing is ever well done in a hurry, except flying from the plague or from quarrels, and catching fleas. Italian Proverb

Lies are the plague of speech. Arabic Proverb

If God should listen to rooks, he should send a plague to horses. Bulgarian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

plagiotropy plagium plagose plague cross plague doctor plague house