Synonyms for plague
17 synonyms found - words and phrases with similiar meaning. Definitionnoun
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- a swarm of insects that attack plants
- 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
- an annoyance
- any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
verb
- cause to suffer a blight
- annoy continually or chronically