plague - Meaning in Konkani

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plague - Meaning in Konkani

plague Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of plague in English

plague noun

1. an annoyance

   Example

   • "those children are a damn plague"
2. any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
3. a swarm of insects that attack plants

   Synonyms

   infestation

   Example

   • "a plague of grasshoppers"
4. any epidemic disease with a high death rate

   Synonyms

   pest, pest, pestilence

5. a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

   Synonyms

   pest, pest, pestilence, pestis

plague verb

1. annoy continually or chronically

   Synonyms

   beset, chevvy, chevy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, harry, hassle, molest, provoke

   Examples

   • "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
   • "This man harasses his female co-workers"
2. cause to suffer a blight

   Synonyms

   blight, blight

   Example

   • "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"

Synonyms of plague

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

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