A cause of annoyance; a nuisance: "the plague of social jabbering” ( George Santayana).
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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.
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A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
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A sudden destructive influx or injurious outbreak: a plague of locusts; a plague of accidents.
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A widespread affliction or calamity, especially one seen as divine retribution.
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verb-transitive
To afflict with or as if with a disease or calamity: "Runaway inflation further plagued the wage- or salary-earner” ( Edwin O. Reischauer).
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To pester or annoy persistently or incessantly. See Synonyms at harass.
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verb
To smite, infest, or afflict with or as if with disease, calamity, or natural evil.
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To cause worry or distress to .
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To disturb or annoy persistently.
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