Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "plague" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Australian plague locust Black Plague Kansas horse plague Pahvant Valley plague Siberian plague antiplague avoid like the plague be at the plague beplague bioplague bird plague bubonic plague capacitor plague cattle plague fowl plague gay plague hog plague nonplague pig plague plague bird plague cross plague doctor plague rat plague soldier beetle plague spot plague water plague-ridden plagued plagueful plagueless plaguelike plaguer plaguesome plaguey plaguish plaguy pneumonic plague purple plague red plague stallion plague superplague the plague white plague

Context

pathology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

afflict annoy annoyance bother bother botheration calamity cataclysm catastrophe chafe cloud devil disaster epidemic disease get at get to gravel infliction irritate nark nettle nuisance pain pain in the ass pain in the neck rag rile smite swarm tragedy vex

Type Of (IsA)

annoyance bacterial infection book calamity deadly desease disease epidemic disease life threatening condition vector borne infection

Related Terms

afflict affliction annoy bacterium bubonic plague calamity destructive disease divine epidemic harass incessantly influx nuisance pandemic persistently pester pestilence retribution widespread yersinia pestis

Synonym Network

afflict annoy badger blight bore bother chafe disquiet distress disturb embarrass harass hector incommode infestation irritate molest pest pester tantalize tease torment trouble vex worry

Used For

kill large numbers of civilians

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.