nnoun.statea 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 animalSynset:pest pestilence pestis
Derivationally Related Form:plague
Hypernyms:epidemic disease
Inherited Hypernyms:plagueepidemic diseaseinfectious diseasecommunicable diseasediseaseillnessill healthpathological statephysical conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bubonic plagueglandular plaguepestis bubonicaplague pneumoniapneumonic plaguepulmonic plaguesepticemic plague
Full Hyponyms:ambulant plagueblack deathbubonic plaguepneumonic plaguesepticemic plague
nnoun.stateany epidemic disease with a high death rateSynset:pest pestilence
Derivationally Related Form:pestilentialplagueyplaguepestilent
Hypernyms:epidemic disease
Inherited Hypernyms:plagueepidemic diseaseinfectious diseasecommunicable diseasediseaseillnessill healthpathological statephysical conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.groupa swarm of insects that attack plantsSynset:infestation
Derivationally Related Form:infestplague
Hypernyms:cloud swarm
Inherited Hypernyms:infestationswarmgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.eventany large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)Hypernyms:calamity cataclysm catastrophe disaster tragedy
Inherited Hypernyms:plaguecalamitymisfortunetroublehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionan annoyanceDomain Usage:colloquialism
Examples:- those children are a damn plague
Derivationally Related Form:plagueyplagueplaguy
Hypernyms:annoyance bother botheration infliction pain pain in the ass pain in the neck
Inherited Hypernyms:plagueannoyancenegative stimulusstimulationinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.weathercause to suffer a blightSynset:blight
Examples:- Too much rain may blight the garden with mold
Derivationally Related Form:blightplague
Hypernyms:afflict smite
Inherited Hypernyms:blightafflictdamagechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.emotionannoy continually or chronicallySynset:beset chevvy chevy chivvy chivy harass harry hassle molest provoke
Examples:- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
Derivationally Related Form:provocationharassermolestationprovokerplaguehassleharrierharassmentprovocative
Hypernyms:annoy bother chafe devil get at get to gravel irritate nark nettle rag rile vex
Inherited Hypernyms:harassannoydisplease
Direct Hyponyms:bedevilcrucifydunfrustrategoadhazeneedleragtorment
Full Troponyms:hamstringhazemaddenneedlepersecutepurgeteasetorment
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: provoke) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: molest, harry, hassle, plague)