1. a : a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity b : a destructively numerous influx or multiplication of a noxious animal : infestation

to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time: Financial problems have been plaguing their new business partners.

to annoy someone, especially by asking repeated questions: The children plagued him with questions all through lunch.

verb (used with object). , plagued, pla·guing. to trouble, annoy, or torment in any manner: The question of his future plagues him with doubt. to annoy, bother, ...

plague Add to list Share · noun. any large-scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) · noun. any epidemic disease with a high death rate · noun.

plague in American English · 1. anything that afflicts or troubles; calamity; scourge · 2. any contagious epidemic disease that is deadly; esp., bubonic plague.

PLAGUE meaning: 1 : a large number of harmful or annoying things; 2 : a disease that causes death and that spreads quickly to a large number of people.

To trouble, tease, bother, annoy, or pester, usually repeatedly, insistently, or constantly; to constitute a nuisance, threat, or danger to.

past tense of plague. as in afflicted. to cause persistent suffering to plagued by a cough for all of last week. Synonyms & Similar Words.

plague somebody/something (with something) to cause pain or trouble to somebody/something over a period of time synonym trouble. to be plagued by doubt ...