PLAGUE
Scrabble letter values: P3L1A1G2U1E1 = 9
Definition
- verb cause to suffer a blight. — synonyms: blight
- verb annoy continually or chronically. — synonyms: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset
- 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. — synonyms: pestilence, pest, pestis
- noun any epidemic disease with a high death rate. — synonyms: pestilence, pest
- noun a swarm of insects that attack plants. — synonyms: infestation
- noun any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God).
- noun an annoyance.
Examples
- “Too much rain may blight the garden with mold”
- “He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”
- “This man harasses his female co-workers”