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plague Definition
(n)
a
serious
(
sometimes
fatal
)
infection
of
rodents
caused
by
Yersinia
pestis
and
accidentally
transmitted
to
humans
by
the
bite
of
an
infected
rat
flea
(
especially
bubonic
plague
)
(n)
any
epidemic
disease
with
a
high
death
rate
(n)
a
swarm
of
insects
that
attack
plants
; "
a
plague
of
grasshoppers
"
(n)
any
large
scale
calamity
(
especially
when
thought
to
be
sent
by
God
)
(n)
an
annoyance
; "
those
children
are
a
damn
plague
"
(v)
cause
to
suffer
a
blight
; "
Too
much
rain
may
blight
the
garden
with
mold
"
(v)
annoy
continually
or
chronically
; "
He
is
known
to
harry
his
staff
when
he
is
overworked
"; "
This
man
harasses
his
female
co
-
workers
"
plague Synonyms
beset
blight
chevvy
chevy
chivvy
chivy
harass
harry
hassle
infestation
molest
pestilence
plague
provoke
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