PLAGUE


Meaning of PLAGUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pleɪg ]

( plagues, plaguing, plagued)

1.

Plague or the plague is a very infectious disease which usually results in death. The patient has a severe fever and swellings on his or her body.

...a fresh outbreak of plague.

N-UNCOUNT : also the N

2.

A plague of unpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time.

The city is under threat from a plague of rats...

= epidemic

N-COUNT : N of n

3.

If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering.

She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness...

Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce.

VERB : be V-ed by n , V n

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