English words for 'Like a plague.'
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noun
- any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague
- (countable, by extension, phytopathology) An infectious disease affecting plants.
- (countable, veterinary medicine, chiefly historical) Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle or other livestock, such as anthrax, babesiosis, or rinderpest; or a particular epizootic thereof; also, an infectious disease affecting other animals, such as poultry.
noun
- 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
- (pathology) A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes.
adj
- Infected with or suffering from bubonic plague or another epidemic illness. (of a person, animal, body or object)
- During which there is an epidemic or epidemics of bubonic plague or another illness. (of a time)
- Experiencing an epidemic or epidemics of bubonic plague or another illness. (of a place or community)
adj
noun
- A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
- a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
- (epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.
- (by extension, colloquial) A heightened occurrence of anything harmful.
- (figurative) The spreading of an idea or belief amongst a population.
verb
noun
- (medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
- (figuratively) Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
- A lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.
- an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
adj
- Spreading in the manner of pestilence. (of illnesses)
- Caused by pestilence. (of symptoms)
- likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
- Producing, spreading, promoting or infected with pestilence; causing infection. (of people, animals, places or substances)
- (figurative) Having a harmful moral effect (especially one that is believed to spread in the manner of pestilence).
- During which pestilence spreads. (of a period of time)
- (figurative) Causing irritation or annoyance.
noun
- A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.
- A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.
- An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
- (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
- (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- moral corruption or contamination
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
- the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
- (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
noun
name
noun
- Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
- 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
- a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
noun
- A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.
- (television) A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel.
- Any of various species of marine (saltwater or freshwater) crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.
- (gambling, slang) A small piece of metal used in a slot machine to block certain winning combinations.
- Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
- (aviation) A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
- A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device
- (informal) Any minibeast.
- (entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- A semi-automated telegraph key.
- (chiefly computing, engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
- Any insect.
- (informal) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
- A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.
- (Maine) A lobster.
- (gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.
- (poker) A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.
- (paleontology, slang) A trilobite.
- (slang, US, horse-racing) An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey's weight allowance.
- (printing) Synonym of union bug.
- (informal) A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.
- (slang, US, horse-racing, by extension) A young apprentice jockey.
- (informal) Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
- (chiefly LGBTQ, "the bug") HIV.
- insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
- a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
verb
- (transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
- (intransitive, of eyes) To bulge or protrude.
- (informal, transitive) To annoy.
- (informal, intransitive) To act suspiciously or irrationally, especially in a way that annoys others.
- (transitive) To represent (a value) using a bug on an instrument.
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- annoy persistently
prefix
noun
noun
noun
- The spread or transmission of such a disease.
- The passing on of manners or behaviour through a closed community or household.
- (finance) A recession or crisis developed in such manner.
- (finance) The spread of (initially small) shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, to other financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy.
- A disease spread by contact.
- any disease easily transmitted by contact
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
noun
- any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague
- (countable, by extension, phytopathology) An infectious disease affecting plants.
- (countable, veterinary medicine, chiefly historical) Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle or other livestock, such as anthrax, babesiosis, or rinderpest; or a particular epizootic thereof; also, an infectious disease affecting other animals, such as poultry.
noun
- 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
- (pathology) A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes.
noun
- A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.
- A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.
- An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
- (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
- (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- moral corruption or contamination
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
- the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
- (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
adj
noun
- A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
- a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
- (epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.
- (by extension, colloquial) A heightened occurrence of anything harmful.
- (figurative) The spreading of an idea or belief amongst a population.
noun
name
noun
- Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
- 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
- a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
noun
- A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.
- (television) A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel.
- Any of various species of marine (saltwater or freshwater) crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.
- (gambling, slang) A small piece of metal used in a slot machine to block certain winning combinations.
- Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
- (aviation) A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
- A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device
- (informal) Any minibeast.
- (entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- A semi-automated telegraph key.
- (chiefly computing, engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
- Any insect.
- (informal) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
- A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.
- (Maine) A lobster.
- (gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.
- (poker) A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.
- (paleontology, slang) A trilobite.
- (slang, US, horse-racing) An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey's weight allowance.
- (printing) Synonym of union bug.
- (informal) A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.
- (slang, US, horse-racing, by extension) A young apprentice jockey.
- (informal) Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
- (chiefly LGBTQ, "the bug") HIV.
- insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
- a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
verb
- (transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
- (intransitive, of eyes) To bulge or protrude.
- (informal, transitive) To annoy.
- (informal, intransitive) To act suspiciously or irrationally, especially in a way that annoys others.
- (transitive) To represent (a value) using a bug on an instrument.
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- annoy persistently
noun
noun
noun
- The spread or transmission of such a disease.
- The passing on of manners or behaviour through a closed community or household.
- (finance) A recession or crisis developed in such manner.
- (finance) The spread of (initially small) shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, to other financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy.
- A disease spread by contact.
- any disease easily transmitted by contact
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
verb
noun
- (medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
- (figuratively) Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
- A lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.
- an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
adj
- Infected with or suffering from bubonic plague or another epidemic illness. (of a person, animal, body or object)
- During which there is an epidemic or epidemics of bubonic plague or another illness. (of a time)
- Experiencing an epidemic or epidemics of bubonic plague or another illness. (of a place or community)
adj
noun
- A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
- a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
- (epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.
- (by extension, colloquial) A heightened occurrence of anything harmful.
- (figurative) The spreading of an idea or belief amongst a population.
adj
- Spreading in the manner of pestilence. (of illnesses)
- Caused by pestilence. (of symptoms)
- likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
- Producing, spreading, promoting or infected with pestilence; causing infection. (of people, animals, places or substances)
- (figurative) Having a harmful moral effect (especially one that is believed to spread in the manner of pestilence).
- During which pestilence spreads. (of a period of time)
- (figurative) Causing irritation or annoyance.