Plague
Plague verb - To cause persistent suffering to.
Usage example: plagued by a cough for all of last week
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| special | special plague | special try |
| common | common plague | common try |
| actual | actual plague | actual try |
| real | real plague | real try |
| Other adjectives: big, horrible, major, general, final, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Although they are villains (or at least try to be), they did not spread the cold on purpose, and so are this instead of plague masters.
Source: Typhoid Mary -
The only exception is the Zuul, who are immune to all plague weapons except for the Grey Goo missile no matter what you try.
Source: No Biochemical Barriers - He also doesn't try simply coming clean to his captor in hopes that this plague thing was just a misunderstanding or an avoidable lab accident.
Source: Series / 12 Monkeys
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