noun
- widespread diseases that cause many deaths
- large numbers of harmful insects or animals
- things that cause trouble or suffering
verb
- causes continual trouble or suffering to someone
- persistently asks someone for something in an annoying way
Examples
- Historical plagues killed millions of people.
- The crops were destroyed by plagues of locusts.
- Poverty and crime are plagues that affect many cities.
- Bad weather has plagued the construction project for months.
- She plagued her parents with requests for a new phone.
- The team was plagued by injuries all season.
- Ancient plagues spread quickly without modern medicine.
- He plagues his sister by borrowing her things without asking.