different between plaguesome vs plague
plaguesome
English
Etymology
From plague +? -some
Adjective
plaguesome (comparative more plaguesome, superlative most plaguesome)
- That is a plague.
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plague
English
Etymology
From Middle English plage, borrowed from Old French plage, from Latin pl?ga (“blow, wound”), from plang? (“to strike”). Cognate with Middle Dutch pl?ghe (> Dutch plaag), pl?ghen (> Dutch plagen); Middle Low German pl?ge; Middle High German pl?ge, pfl?ge (> German Plage); pl?gen (> German plagen); Swedish plåga; French plaie, Occitan plaga. Doublet of plaga. Displaced native Old English w?l.
Pronunciation
- enPR: pl?g, IPA(key): /ple??/, [p?l?e??]
- Rhymes: -e??
Noun
plague (countable and uncountable, plural plagues)
- (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
- (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
- A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
- (figuratively) A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.
- Collective noun for common grackles
Synonyms
- pest, pestilence
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
plague (third-person singular simple present plagues, present participle plaguing, simple past and past participle plagued)
- (transitive) To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
- (transitive) To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
Derived terms
- plagued
- plaguer
Translations
Spanish
Verb
plague
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of plagar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of plagar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of plagar.
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