plague
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English plage, from Latin plāga (“blow, wound”), from plangere (“to strike”). Cognate with Dutch plaag, German Plage, Swedish plåga, French plaie and Polish plaga.
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[edit] Noun
plague (plural plagues)
- (used absolutely, usually capitalized: The Pest) The pestilent disease "Plague", caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis and mostly known by its variant form bubonic plague.
- (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
- A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
- Ten Biblical plagues over Egypt, ranging from locusts to the death of the crown prince, finally forced Pharaoh to let Moses's people go
- A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates
- Rascal Bart is an utter plague, his pranks never cease until he's put over the knee
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specific disease "the Plague"
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an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence
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widespread affliction, calamity
a nuisance
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[edit] Verb
plague (third-person singular simple present plagues, present participle plaguing, simple past and past participle plagued)
- (transitive) To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
- Wikis are often plagued by vandalism
- (transitive) To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
- Natural catastrophies plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland
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to harass
to afflict with disease or calamity
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plague (infinitive plagar)
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