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Any contagious disease that spreads rapidly and kills many people
“The number of cases is fast rising, and if this continues, the disease could become the plague it once was.”
An unusually large number of insects or animals infesting a place and causing damage
“He ordered four men to stay behind at the base camp at Cooper's Creek to guard a stock of provisions against a plague of rats.”
A thing causing trouble or irritation
“But the eviction is just the first step towards rebuilding community spirit, which has been ruined by a plague of anti-social behavior.”
A person or thing that causes annoyance or difficulty
A sudden and widespread occurrence or manifestation of something
A person or thing that brings bad luck
Noxious or annoying small animals or insects
A thing that causes disgust or loathing
An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye
A person or thing that is intensely disliked, opposed or competed against
To annoy or bother repeatedly or greatly
“Almost from the first, he had begun to plague her with his attentions.”
To cause continual anguish or distress to
“This was another interesting aspect to Washington, as financial troubles would plague him his entire life.”
To be preoccupied with a single thought, topic or emotion
“The idea that ancient aliens built the great pyramids would plague Giorgio for years to come.”
To continually intimidate someone, such as with threats
“Heyling harvests the old man's outstanding bills and has his attorney plague him with threats of arrest and imprisonment.”
To put down or control by cruelty or force
To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers
To taint or afflict with something undesirable
To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
To be totally absorbed or engrossed by something
To persuade someone to do something
To follow or chase after
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