Plague

/pleɪɡ/

Synonyms for "plague" (260 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Noun(9 words)

infestation pestilence afflict afflicted banes bedevil bedevilling beleaguering beset

abomination afflict affliction aggravate aggravation aggrieve ailambulatory plagueanguish annoy annoyanceapply pressurebadger bait banebe atbe the matterbedevil beleaguer beset

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besiegebete noirebevy bitchblack deathblack plagueblandish blight bother bristlebrown offbubonic plaguebug

Verb(9 words)

afflicting afflicts ailed bedeviled bedevilled beset besets besetting blight

Adjective(1 words)

agonising

Strong matches (78)

bugbear bullyrag burdenburn upbuttonhole cajole calamitycellulocutaneous plaguechafe charm chevy chivy cloud coaxcomplicate mattersconcern coveycrawl withcreep withcrushing burden

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curse deathdefervescing plaguedestruction devil discommode discompose disease distemper distress disturb dog dragdrive up the walldun entreat epidemic epiphytotic epizootic evil exasperate exasperation exerciseexert pressurefash flight flock fret gaggle gall getglandular plaguegnaw grievance grind gripe harass harm harry hassle haunt

Noun(8 words)

burdens distressesdog subjectepidemicgreat pestilenceharass harrow harry

Verb(9 words)

chevvy chevy chivvy chivy dogged gnawed harass harry hassle

Related words (130)

Adjective(1 words)

haunted

Noun(19 words)

haunting haunts infest infesting invasion nuisance outbreak pest pester pestilences pestis poxes roaches roaching scourge scourges scourging torment troubles

headache heckle hectorhemorrhagic plaguehive hound importune inconvenience infest infestation infliction invade invasion irk irritate irritationlarval plaguelousiness madden miff

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molest murmuration murrain nagnag atneedle nemesis nettle nudzh nuisance obsessopen woundoverrun overrunning overspread overspreading overswarm overswarming pandemia pandemic peeve perplex persecute perturb pest pester pesthole pestilence pickpick onpique placidplague spotpluck the beardplypneumonic plaguepoison potherpremonitory plaguepress pressure prod provoke pushput output to itpuzzle rack rankle rash ravage ride rile roil rufflerunning sorescourgesepticemic plaguesiderating plagueskein spring swarmswarm withswarming tantalize tease teeming thorn torment torture trial troubletry the patiencetuberculosistweak the noseulcer urge vex vexation visitation watch wheedlewhite plaguewoework onworry

Verb(4 words)

infested molest provoke smote

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More general

40 entries

afflict annoy annoyance bother botheration burden calamity cataclysm catastrophe chafe cloud devil disaster disease

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More specific

14 entries

Black Deathbedevilbubonic plaguediseasegrasshopper swarmharrylocust swarmlocusts menace nuisance pester pestspneumonic plaguetorment

Collocations

12 entries

Black Deathcorruption crime disease droughtgreat pestilenceinsectslocust plaguepestsplague doctorplague outbreakplague year

Inflections

3 entries

plagued plagues plaguing

Derivations

2 entries

plagued plaguing

Sample sentences

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Rats carry the plague.

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More often than not, famine is accompanied by plague.

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The plague occurred that year.

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So far no less than 100 people have died of the plague.

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