1. plague - Noun
2. plague - Verb
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 dictionaryI 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