A deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis.
To cause physical pain; to infect with a contagious disease.
To cause, inflict or threaten with suffering, need, distress, or pain.
cause to suffer a blight
annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection transmitted by the bite of an infected rat flea (especially bubonic plague)
an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected rat flea (especially bubonic plague)
annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
an annoyance
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
