plague meaning and definition

PLAGUE noun

Definition of plague (noun)

1. 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
   • synonyms: pest, pestilence, pestis
2. any epidemic disease with a high death rate
   • synonyms: pest, pestilence
3. a swarm of insects that attack plants
   • "a plague of grasshoppers"
   • synonyms: infestation
4. any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
5. an annoyance
   • "those children are a damn plague"

PLAGUE verb

Definition of plague (verb)

1. cause to suffer a blight
   • "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
   • synonyms: blight
2. annoy continually or chronically
   • "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
   • synonyms: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, provoke