Plague word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "plague" word

[noun] (informal) an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"
[noun] any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
[noun] a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
[noun] any epidemic disease with a high death rate
[noun] a serious (sometimes fatal) infection transmitted by the bite of an infected rat flea (especially bubonic plague)
[verb] annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
[verb] cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"

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\Plague\, n. [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf. {Plaint}.] 1. That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation. --Shak. And men blasphemed God for the plague of hail. --Wyclif. The different plague of each calamity. --Shak. 2. (Med.) An acute malignant contagious fever, that often prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times visited the large cities of Europe with frightful mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London plague. ``A plague upon the people fell.'' --Tennyson. {Cattle plague}. See {Rinderpest}. {Plague mark}, {Plague spot}, a spot or mark of the plague; hence, a token of something incurable.
\Plague\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plagued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plaguing}.] 1. To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind. Thus were they plagued And worn with famine. --Milton. 2. Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass. She will plague the man that loves her most. --Spenser. Syn: To vex; torment; distress; afflict; harass; annoy; tease; tantalize; trouble; molest; embarrass; perplex.

Synonyms for plague

beset, blight, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, infestation, molest, pestilence, provoke

Related terms: affliction, annoy, bedevil, bullyrag, buttonhole, cellulocutaneous plague, epidemic, exert pressure, gall, hemorrhagic plague, infliction, nudzh, overrun, overspread, persecute, pester, press, put to it, roil, scourge, tweak the nose, vex

The fun area, different aproach to word »plague«

Let's analyse "plague" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EUGALP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. .-.. .- --. ..- .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: plague: 1 + 3 + 5 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: plague: 7 + 3 + 1 + 7 + 3 + 5 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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