plague

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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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plague (plural plagues)

  1. (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.
  2. (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
  3. 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
  4. 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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plague (third-person singular simple present plagues, present participle plaguing, simple past and past participle plagued)

  1. (transitive) To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
    Wikis are often plagued by vandalism
  2. (transitive) To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
    Natural catastrophies plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland

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plague (infinitive plagar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of plagar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of plagar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of plagar.
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