PLAGUE

Definition of PLAGUE

  1. (noun)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
  2. (noun)any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  3. (noun)a swarm of insects that attack plants
  4. (noun)any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
  5. (noun)an annoyance
  6. (verb)cause to suffer a blight
  7. (verb)annoy continually or chronically