plague - noun

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

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

a swarm of insects that attack plants

any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)

an annoyance

plague - verb

• cause to suffer a blight
• annoy continually or chronically

plague - thesaurus

beset   blight   chevvy   chevy   chivvy   chivy   harass   harry   hassle   infestation   molest   pest   pestilence   pestis   provoke