plague

nounverbB2 · Upper-intermediate

A very serious disease that kills many people quickly.

Meanings of «plague»

1 · noun

a very serious disease that kills many people quickly

The plague spread quickly and killed many people.

2 · verb

to cause continual trouble or worry to someone

Money problems continued to plague the family for years.

Similar: torment trouble haunt

3 · noun

a large number of harmful animals or insects together

The farm suffered a plague of insects last summer.

Similar: infestationswarm outbreak

Translation

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«plague» in 17 languages

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ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

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The difference between similar words

a sudden spread of something bad

outbreakthe sudden start of a disease or warThere was an outbreak of flu at school.

epidemica disease that spreads to many people in an areaThe epidemic spread to many cities.

plaguea deadly disease, or a huge number of pestsA plague of insects ate the crops.

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