plague
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Is plague a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.Examples: "It was about the beginning of September, 1664, that I, among the rest of my neighbours, heard in ordinary discourse that the plague was returned again in Holland[…] It mattered not from whence it came; but all agreed it was come into Holland again."capitalizedcountableoftensometimesuncountable
2. (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.Examples: "Great plagues, such as the bubonic plague or smallpox or syphilis or influenza, can happen again."Synonyms: pest, pestilencecountableuncountable
3. (figurative) A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.Examples: "Bart is an utter plague; his pranks never cease."; "This is the first time a President has attended this dinner in six years. It's understandable- we had a horrible plague, followed by two years of COVID!"countablefigurativelyuncountable
4. (ornithology) A group of common grackles.countableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.Examples: ""Moreover," replied Congreve, "it was a sort of flattery to the duke. It showed that she valued the power of plaguing him more than her own fairest ornament. Flattery is the real secret by which a woman keeps her lover.""; "[W]hat we have here, they believe, are two members of gangs that have been plaguing Islington for more than a year. They snatch smartphones from pedestrians, then sell the items on the black market."; "Just as Mr. Clinton began a comeback with a down-home plea for forgiveness, Mrs. Clinton now seems determined to prove, perhaps to the point of overcompensation, that she will not repeat the mistakes that plagued her 2008 campaign."Synonyms: badger, harry, hound, badger, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, persecutetransitive
2. (transitive) To afflict with a disease or other calamity.Examples: "Natural catastrophes plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland."Synonyms: scourge, tormenttransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary