What does plague mean?
Definitions for plague
pleɪgplague
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word plague.
Princeton's WordNet
plague, pestilence, pest, pestisnoun
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 animal
plague, pestilence, pestnoun
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
infestation, plaguenoun
a swarm of insects that attack plants
"a plague of grasshoppers"
plaguenoun
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
plagueverb
an annoyance
"those children are a damn plague"
blight, plagueverb
cause to suffer a blight
"Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provokeverb
annoy continually or chronically
"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
Wiktionary
plaguenoun
(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.
Etymology: From plage, from plaga, from plango. Cognate with Dutch plaag, German Plage, Swedish plåga, French plaie and Polish plaga.
plaguenoun
An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
Etymology: From plage, from plaga, from plango. Cognate with Dutch plaag, German Plage, Swedish plåga, French plaie and Polish plaga.
plaguenoun
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
Etymology: From plage, from plaga, from plango. Cognate with Dutch plaag, German Plage, Swedish plåga, French plaie and Polish plaga.
plaguenoun
A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates
Rascal Bart is an utter plague, his pranks never cease until he's put over the knee
Etymology: From plage, from plaga, from plango. Cognate with Dutch plaag, German Plage, Swedish plåga, French plaie and Polish plaga.
plagueverb
To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
Wikis are often plagued by vandalism
Etymology: From plage, from plaga, from plango. Cognate with Dutch plaag, German Plage, Swedish plåga, French plaie and Polish plaga.
plagueverb
To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
Natural catastrophies plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland
Etymology: From plage, from plaga, from plango. Cognate with Dutch plaag, German Plage, Swedish plåga, French plaie and Polish plaga.
Webster Dictionary
Plaguenoun
that which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation
Etymology: [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to Gr. , fr. to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf. Plaint.]
Plaguenoun
an acute malignant contagious fever, that often prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times visited the large cities of Europe with frightful mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London plague
Etymology: [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to Gr. , fr. to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf. Plaint.]
Plagueverb
to infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind
Etymology: [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to Gr. , fr. to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf. Plaint.]
Plagueverb
fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass
Etymology: [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to Gr. , fr. to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf. Plaint.]
Freebase
Plague
Plague was a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. She was originally a member of the Morlocks before joining the Horsemen of Apocalypse.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Plague
plāg, n. any great natural evil: a deadly disease or pestilence: a very troublesome person or thing, esp. a malignant kind of contagious fever, prevailing epidemically, characterised by buboes, or swellings of the lymphatic glands, by carbuncles and petechiæ.—v.t. to infest with disease or trouble: to harass or annoy:—pr.p. plāg′uing; pa.t. and pa.p. plāgued.—ns. Plague′-mark, -spot, a mark or spot of plague or foul disease: a place where disease is constantly present; Plag′uer, one who plagues, vexes, or annoys; Plague′-sore.—adv. Plag′uily, vexatiously.—adj. Plaguy (plā′gi), vexatious: (Shak.) troublesome.—adv. vexatiously.—Plague on, may a curse rest on.—Be at the plague, to be at the trouble. [O. Fr. plague—L. plaga, a blow; Gr. plēgē.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Plague
An acute infectious disease caused by YERSINIA PESTIS that affects humans, wild rodents, and their ectoparasites. This condition persists due to its firm entrenchment in sylvatic rodent-flea ecosystems throughout the world. Bubonic plague is the most common form.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of plague in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of plague in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of plague in a Sentence
I have yet to meet someone who says they enjoy receiving those unwanted and illegal robocalls that plague our phones, whether we're at home, at work, or in the car, which is why the TRACED Act takes several important steps in the fight to curb this scourge.
They're often called the' plague deniers' -- they're denying that the medieval Black Death was the bubonic plague, they've proposed anthrax,( and) something like an early Ebola.
One should give the Trump administration credit for getting China's attention because for many years there have been extended discussions about market access issues that plague foreign companies here in China, and the progress has been pretty slow.
Oh, high is the price of parenthood, and daughters may cost you double. You dare not forget, as you thought you could, that youth is a plague and a trouble.
Theaters never closed ... not even during the Spanish flu (pandemic) or plague or cholera, it is as if they are being abolished, as if they are redundant.
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- طاعونArabic
- morCzech
- pest, plage, pestilensDanish
- Pest, PlageGerman
- βασανίζω, πλήττω, πανούκλα, πληγή, πανδημία, λοιμός, επιδημία, πανώλη, μάστιγα, μαστίζω, κατατρύχωGreek
- plaga, atormentar, plagar, molestarSpanish
- rändtaud, katkEstonian
- بلا, طاعونPersian
- rutto, kiusata, vaivata, kulkutauti, vitsausFinnish
- pest, pestur, plága, svartideyðiFaroese
- calamité, peste, plaie, fléau, affligerFrench
- plá, an Phlá Dhubh, an Phlá Mhór, Plá bhúbónachIrish
- plàighScottish Gaelic
- pestis, csapás, járványHungarian
- ժանտախտ, պատիժ, ժանտամահ, պատուհաս, աղետ, դժվախտությունArmenian
- wabahIndonesian
- plágaIcelandic
- molestare, tormentare, peste, affliggereItalian
- 黒死病, 大量発生, 疫病, 悩みの種, 蔓延, 伝染病, 感染症, ペスト, 伝染, 悩ます, 感染, 厄介Japanese
- შავი ჭირი, ჟამი, ჭირიGeorgian
- plagaLatin
- PeschtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- mērisLatvian
- mate urutā, urutā, mui, pōreareaMāori
- напаст, чума, беда, помор, епидемијаMacedonian
- plaag, kwelling, pest, teisteren, ellende, kwellen, pestenDutch
- pestNorwegian
- dżuma, manginaPolish
- peste bubónica, incômodo, incomodar, atormentar, praga, peste negraPortuguese
- pestă, ciumăRomanian
- бедствие, мор, поветрие, чума, нашествие, эпидемияRussian
- epidemijaSerbo-Croatian
- kugaSlovene
- pestSwedish
- பிளேக்Tamil
- salotTagalog
- vebaTurkish
- افسوسUrdu
- tai họaVietnamese
- tomodVolapük
- פּלאָגןYiddish
- 瘟疫Chinese
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