plague
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4.8
- noun
- /pleɪg/
:
plaga
- I think there is a plague, and it's called All Against All, and it's killing us.
They're a plague from hell on thought.
- They're a plague from hell on thought.
- And while we were gone, there was continuing plague, war, floods, fires.
- Everything's war, everything's greed, everything's pain, everything's plagues and sickness.
- I my my goal with longevity research is to abolish the plague of involuntary death.
- But it does so silently, quietly destroys families that are a plague on the Commonwealth.
- Even though this plague is trying to eat the world, the plague is kind of a bummer.
Examples
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Illegal immigration is a plague that threatens to overtake the United States of America.
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"A modern plague," they said.
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But economic growth alone will not stop this plague, at least not anytime soon.
Academic text (2006) -
Millions have suffered from this plague of sin.
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He said to avoid you like the plague.
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Why are we, the people, settling for this plague of perpetual underemployment in the wealthiest country in the world?
Academic text (2016) -
The town is facing a plague of corruption that affects its citizens daily.
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There is a plague of homelessness in the area, with many people struggling to find shelter.
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The plague of misinformation online makes it difficult for people to know what to believe.
Synonyms
126
4.9
A person or thing that causes a lot of harm
45
6.7
A condition that causes great pain or suffering, often from illness
38
8.2
A person or thing that causes great suffering
11
9.8
A very large disease outbreak that kills many people
5
7.6
A serious problem that harms a community or system
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
11
6.7
A serious disease that spreads and causes fever and painful swollen glands
4
6.4
A severe disease in the Middle Ages that spread across Europe and killed millions
- Specialized
1
9.2
A serious lung infection that spreads between people through the air
- Archaic
A very contagious disease of cattle that usually kills them with fever and severe diarrhea
- Archaic
A mild form of plague that allows the sick person to move and shows only light symptoms
- Specialized
A common illness that causes fever and painful swollen glands in the armpits or groin
- Specialized
A fast, often deadly lung infection that spreads through the air between people
- Specialized
A severe lung infection caused by bacteria that spreads through the air and often kills people
- Specialized
A very dangerous illness when bacteria enter the blood and do not spread between people, often deadly without antibiotics
How Troublesome
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plague can also mean a serious problem or annoyance because the root plaga means 'a blow', like being hit again and again. So something that causes a lot of trouble is called a plague.