Plague (Noun)
Meaning 1
A swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 2
Any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God).
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 3
Any epidemic disease with a high death rate.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 4
An annoyance; "those children are a damn plague".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
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.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The Black Death, a pandemic caused by the plague, killed millions of people in Europe in the 14th century.
- In the Middle Ages, the plague decimated urban populations, leading to significant social and economic disruption.
- The World Health Organization reported several cases of plague in Madagascar, warning of a potential outbreak.
- Health officials confirmed that a hiker who had recently returned from the mountains had contracted the plague from an infected rodent.
- Scientists have been studying the genetics of the plague bacterium to better understand its evolution and development of antibiotic resistance.