Plague

Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪɡ/

Plague (noun)

  1. A very serious disease that spreads quickly and kills many people.
  2. A thing or situation that causes a lot of trouble or annoyance.

Examples

  • The plague spread quickly through the town.
  • A plague can devastate entire populations.

Common collocations: deadly plague, plague outbreak, control the plague, constant plague, daily plague

Plague (verb)

  1. To cause someone a lot of trouble or suffering.
  2. To annoy someone by doing something many times.

Examples

  • The issue has plagued the company for years.
  • Financial problems continue to plague the project.

Synonyms of Plague

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Plague

  • — referring to the absence of disease
  • — referring to the remedy for a disease