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Synonyms for plague

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for plague

a cause of suffering or harm

a sudden increase in something, as the occurrence of a disease

to trouble persistently from or as if from all sides

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Synonyms for plague

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

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

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a swarm of insects that attack plants

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any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)

cause to suffer a blight

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