plague (pl g)n. 1. A widespread affliction or calamity, especially one seen as divine retribution. 2. A sudden destructive influx or injurious outbreak: a plague of locusts; a plague of accidents. 3. A cause of annoyance; a nuisance: "the plague of social jabbering" (George Santayana). 4. a. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence. b. A highly fatal infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia (syn. Pasturella ) pestis, is transmitted primarily by the bite of a rat flea, and occurs in bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic forms. tr.v. plagued, plagu·ing, plagues 1. To pester or annoy persistently or incessantly. See Synonyms at harass. 2. To afflict with or as if with a disease or calamity: "Runaway inflation further plagued the wage- or salary-earner" (Edwin O. Reischauer). [Middle English plage, blow, calamity, plague, from Late Latin pl ga, from Latin, blow, wound; see plk-2 in Indo-European roots. V., Middle English plaghen, from Middle Dutch, from plaghe, plague, from Late Latin plga.]plagu  er n. |
plague
Noun
1. any widespread and usually highly contagious disease with a high fatality rate
2. an infectious disease of rodents transmitted to man by the bite of the rat flea; bubonic plague
3. something that afflicts or harasses: a plague of locusts
4. Informal a nuisance
Verb
[plaguing, plagued]
1. to afflict or harass: a playing career plagued by injury
2. Informal to annoy or pester [Latin plaga a blow]
| plague (plg) 1. Any of various highly infectious, usually fatal epidemic diseases. 2. An often fatal disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted to humans usually by fleas that have bitten infected rats or other rodents.  Bubonic plague, the most common type, is characterized by the tender, swollen lymph nodes called buboes, fever, clotting abnormalities of the blood, and tissue necrosis. An epidemic of bubonic plague in fourteenth-century Europe and Asia was known as the Black Death. |
Plague a group which, by their size, number, or nature, cause devastation or irritation.
Examples: plague of confessors, 1604; of gnats, 1847; of hail, 1382; of infidels, 1596; of locusts, 1774; of brass money, 1855; of rain and water, 1548; of fell (foul) tempest, 1513.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  plague - a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animalepidemic disease - any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people bubonic plague, glandular plague, pestis bubonica - the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person plague pneumonia, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague - a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever septicemic plague - an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person |
| 2. | plague - any epidemic disease with a high death rate epidemic disease - any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people | |
| 3. | plague - a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers" | |
| 4. | plague - any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, disaster, cataclysm - an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" | |
| 5. | plague - an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague" pain in the ass, pain in the neck, bother, botheration, infliction, annoyance, pain - something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | |
| Verb | 1. | plague - cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold" |
| 2. | plague - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" needle, goad - goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" haze - harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions |
plague
Translations
plague [pleɪg] n → plaga;
(MED) → peste f
vt (fig) → acosar, atormentar;
to plague sb with questions → acribillar a algn a preguntas
plague [pleɪg] n → fléau m;
(Med) → peste f
vt (fig) → tourmenter;
to plague sb with questions → harceler qn de questions
n plague [pleig]
1 especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats. builepes طاعون чума mor pest die Seuche πανούκλα peste katk طاعون rutto peste מַגֵיפָה महामारी kuga,pošast pestis penyakit pes plága, drepsótt peste 伝染病 역병, 흑사병 maras mēris wabak pest pest dżuma peste ciumă чума, мор mor, epidémia kuga kuga pest, farsot กาฬโรค veba 瘟疫 чума, моровиця طاعون bệnh dịch 瘟疫
2 a large and annoying quantity a plague of flies. pestilensie عددٌ هائِلٌ من напаст záplava, hejno plage; bølge die Plage μάστιγα, πληγή plaga uputus, laviin هجوم maanvaiva invasion מַכָּה अधिक विस्फोटक मात्रा najezda borzasztóan sok banyak sekali plága invasione はびこり 골칫거리의 대량 발생, 만연 antplūdis, galybė milzums; orda serangan plaag landeplage, pest og plage plaga praga invazie тучи záplava, pohroma, množstvo naval najezda hemsökelse จำนวนมาก sürü, istilâ 困扰，祸患 нашестя; спалах масового розмноження (шкідливих тварин) سيلاب số lượng lớn 困扰，祸患
v
to annoy or pester continually or frequently The child was plaguing her with questions. pla يُزْعِج، يُضايِق тормозя trápit plage plagen ενοχλώ, βασανίζω, μαστίζω acosar, atormentar, fastidiar tüütama به ستوح آوردن kiusata harceler לְהִיתָקֵל בְּאֵין סוֹף בְּעָיוֹת सताना, तंग करना dodijavati,gnjaviti gyötör mengganggu angra assillare 悩ませる 귀찮게 하다, 성가시게 하다 neduoti ramybės, kamuoti nelikt mierā; uzmākties mengacau lastig vallen plage, mase på gnębić, nękać incomodar a agresa, a bate la cap досаждать, надоедать trápiť, otravovať gnjaviti gnjaviti plåga, pina, hemsöka ทำให้รำคาญ musallat olmak, başına dert olmak 折磨 надокучати; набридати دق کرنا، تنگ کرنا quấy rầy 折磨
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