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plague
An annoyance
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noun
An annoyance
“Those children are a damn plague”
noun
Any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
noun
A swarm of insects that attack plants
“A plague of grasshoppers”
noun
Any epidemic disease with a high death rate
noun
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
verb C1
Annoy continually or chronically
“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”
verb C1
Cause to suffer a blight
“Too much rain may blight the garden with mold”
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Those children are a damn plague
A plague of grasshoppers
He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
This man harasses his female co-workers
Too much rain may blight the garden with mold
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