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plague


Definition: Meaning of, plague in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pleɪɡ /

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plague plagues
  1. [countable] a disease that causes death and spreads quickly to a large number of people
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  2. [uncountable] also the plague a very infectious disease that produces high fever and swollen places on the body, and often leads to death, especially BUBONIC PLAGUE [↪  Black Death]
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  3. a plague of rats/locusts etc an uncontrolled and harmful increase in the numbers of a particular animal or insect
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
plague plagued plagued
Present Participle Third Person Singular
plaguing plagues
[transitive]
  1. [usually passive] to cause pain, suffering, or trouble to someone, especially for a long period of time
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  2. to annoy someone, especially by asking for something many times or asking them many questions
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plague used in phrases

  • Black Plague (noun)
    1. the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
  • ambulant plague (noun)
    1. a mild form of bubonic plague
  • ambulatory plague (noun)
    1. a mild form of bubonic plague
  • bubonic plague (noun)
    1. a very serious disease spread by rats, that killed a lot of people in the Middle Ages [↪  Black Death]
  • cattle plague (noun)
    1. usually fatal an acute infectious viral disease of cattle ; characterized by fever and diarrhoea and inflammation of mucous membranes
  • glandular plague (noun)
    1. the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
  • plague pneumonia (noun)
    1. a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever
  • plague spot (noun)
    1. a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague
  • pneumonic plague (noun)
    1. a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever
  • pulmonic plague (noun)
    1. a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever
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Pronunciation: ˌɡlɒsəˈleɪlɪə
Parts of Speech: noun
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