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Plague Sb/Sth Plagued Verb Pleɪɡ  Word Origin  Example

Front plague
Back plague
noun, verb
BrE /pleɪɡ/
NAmE /pleɪɡ/
noun
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1 (also the plague) [uncountable] = bubonic plague
an outbreak of plague
2 [countable] any infectious disease that kills a lot of people
epidemic
the plague of AIDS
3 [countable] ~ of sth large numbers of an animal or insect that come into an area and cause great damage

a plague of locusts/rats, etc.
see avoid sb/sth like the plague at avoid
verb
 verb forms
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1 ~ sb/sth (with sth) to cause pain or trouble to sb/sth over a period of time
trouble
to be plagued by doubt
Financial problems are plaguing the company.
The team has been plagued by injury this season.
2 ~ sb (with sth) to annoy sb or create problems, especially by asking for sth, demanding attention, etc.
hound
Rock stars have to get used to being plagued by autograph hunters.

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