Devil and Plague

Devil

Devil verb - Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.

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Plague and devil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plague" instead the word "Devil" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: devious, devilish, devilry, devilment, devilishly

Plague

Plague verb - Annoy continually or chronically.

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Devil and plague are semantically related. (North American) Sometimes you can use "Devil" instead the word "Plague" as a verb or a noun. informal substitute

Nearby Words: plagued, plaguing

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similar	similar devil	similar plague
typical	typical devil	typical plague
original	original devil	original plague
actual	actual devil	actual plague
Other adjectives: real, big, traditional, general, literal, giant, eponymous.

Both words in one sentence

Faust's despair at being unable to save the plague victims is what leads him to make a Deal with the Devil.

Source: The Plague
First, he made the young Queen Katarina sign a deal with the devil in exchange of surviving the incurable plague she contracted.

Source: Video Game / Victor Vran
Devil, but No God - A very strange case of this; over the course of the book it's stated that everything Baltimore goes through is God's way of forging him into a weapon that can stop the vampire plague.

Source: Literature / Baltimore

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