plague
English Thesaurus
1. an annoyance (noun.cognition)
domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
2. any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) (noun.event)
3. a swarm of insects that attack plants (noun.group)
hypernym | : | cloud, swarm, |
definition | : | a group of many things in the air or on the ground (noun.group) |
4. any epidemic disease with a high death rate (noun.state)
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 (noun.state)
hyponym | : | bubonic plague, glandular plague, pestis bubonica, |
definition | : | the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | plague pneumonia, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague, |
definition | : | a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | septicemic plague, |
definition | : | an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person (noun.state) |
6. annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)
hypernym | : | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, |
definition | : | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion) |
hyponym | : | goad, needle, |
definition | : | goad or provoke,as by constant criticism (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | haze, |
definition | : | harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions (verb.social) |
7. cause to suffer a blight (verb.weather)
hypernym | : | afflict, smite, |
definition | : | cause physical pain or suffering in (verb.change) |
8. an annoyance (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing, |
definition | : | causing irritation or annoyance (adj.all) |
9. a swarm of insects that attack plants (noun.group)
derivation | : | infest, overrun, |
definition | : | invade in great numbers (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | infest, invade, overrun, |
definition | : | occupy in large numbers or live on a host (verb.stative) |
10. any epidemic disease with a high death rate (noun.state)
11. 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 (noun.state)
derivation | : | blight, plague, |
definition | : | cause to suffer a blight (verb.weather) |
12. annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)
derivation | : | harassment, molestation, |
definition | : | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act) |
derivation | : | plague, |
definition | : | an annoyance (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | harasser, harrier, |
definition | : | a persistent attacker (noun.person) |
derivation | : | harasser, |
definition | : | a persistent tormentor (noun.person) |
derivation | : | provocative, |
definition | : | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy (adj.all) |
13. cause to suffer a blight (verb.weather)
derivation | : | infestation, plague, |
definition | : | a swarm of insects that attack plants (noun.group) |
derivation | : | pest, pestilence, plague, |
definition | : | any epidemic disease with a high death rate (noun.state) |
derivation | : | pest, pestilence, pestis, plague, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.state) |
derivation | : | blight, |
definition | : | any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting (noun.state) |
derivation | : | blight, |
definition | : | a state or condition being blighted (noun.state) |
14. an annoyance (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing, |
definition | : | causing irritation or annoyance (adj.all) |
15. a swarm of insects that attack plants (noun.group)
derivation | : | infest, overrun, |
definition | : | invade in great numbers (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | infest, invade, overrun, |
definition | : | occupy in large numbers or live on a host (verb.stative) |
16. any epidemic disease with a high death rate (noun.state)
17. 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 (noun.state)
derivation | : | blight, plague, |
definition | : | cause to suffer a blight (verb.weather) |
18. annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)
derivation | : | harassment, molestation, |
definition | : | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act) |
derivation | : | plague, |
definition | : | an annoyance (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | harasser, harrier, |
definition | : | a persistent attacker (noun.person) |
derivation | : | harasser, |
definition | : | a persistent tormentor (noun.person) |
derivation | : | provocative, |
definition | : | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy (adj.all) |
19. cause to suffer a blight (verb.weather)
derivation | : | infestation, plague, |
definition | : | a swarm of insects that attack plants (noun.group) |
derivation | : | pest, pestilence, plague, |
definition | : | any epidemic disease with a high death rate (noun.state) |
derivation | : | pest, pestilence, pestis, plague, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.state) |
derivation | : | blight, |
definition | : | any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting (noun.state) |
derivation | : | blight, |
definition | : | a state or condition being blighted (noun.state) |
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