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plague
noun
verb
an annoyance
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pleɪɡ
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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
annoy continually or chronically
“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”
verb
cause to suffer a blight
“Too much rain may blight the garden with mold”
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Example Sentences
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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