English to English
plague
(pl/eI/g
)
noun (n)
- 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(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- a swarm of insects that attack plants(noun.group)Example:
A plague of grasshoppers.
source: wordnet30 - any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- an annoyance(noun.cognition)Example:
Those children are a damn plague.
source: wordnet30 - That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind.(verb)source: webster1913