Meaning : 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.
Synonyms : pest, pestilence, pestis
Meaning : Any epidemic disease with a high death rate.
Synonyms : pest, pestilence
Meaning : A swarm of insects that attack plants.
Example :
A plague of grasshoppers.
Synonyms : infestation
Meaning : Any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God).
Meaning : An annoyance.
Example :
Those children are a damn plague.