plague

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, yirminci yüzyılın başında bir Hıyarcıklı veba salgını ile karşı karşıya kaldı. - The United States faced a Bubonic plague epidemic at the beginning of the twentieth century.

cattle plague

sığır vebası

plagued

{f} rahatsız et

white plague

tüberküloz

blight, disease, plague

yanıklığı, hastalık, veba

bubonic plague

hiyarcikli veba

bubonic plague

(Tıp, İlaç) Bubonik veba

allah belâsını versin

avoid like the plague

(deyim) vebalı görmüş gibi kaçmak

bubonic plague

hıyarcık

cosmic plague

(Bilgisayar) kozmik veba

fowl plague

(Veteriner) kuş vebası

pneumonic plague

(Tıp) pnömonik veba

smitten with the plague

vabaya yakalanmış

smitten with the plague

vebalı

smitten with the plague

(fiil)balı, vabaya yakalanmış

stricken with plague

vebalı

swine plague

(Veteriner) domuz vebası

white plague

verem

English - English

Definition of plague in English English dictionary: To afflict with a disease or other calamity
Natural catastrophies plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland.; An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease; (used absolutely, usually capitalized: The Pest) The pestilent disease "Plague", caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis and mostly known by its variant form bubonic plague; A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates
Rascal Bart is an utter plague, his pranks never cease until he's put over the knee.; A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution
Ten Biblical plagues over Egypt, ranging from locusts to the death of the crown prince, finally forced Pharaoh to let Moses's people go.; To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly
Wikis are often plagued by vandalism.; {v} to teaze, trouble, vex, hurt, afflict; {n} a pestilence, vexation, trouble, misery; 1996 | 1990; A serious infectious disease spread to humans by fleas from rats and mice; any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) 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); Plague or the plague is a very infectious disease which usually results in death. The patient has a severe fever and swellings on his or her body. a fresh outbreak of plague; any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God); Any epidemic (widespread) disease causing a high rate of mortality (death); An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the disease "plague"; A plague of unpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time. The city is under threat from a plague of rats = epidemic; a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"; (noun)-a pestilence; a terrible disease; Fig; {i} epidemic, widespread disease, pestilence; bubonic plague; nuisance, annoyance, pest; To afflict someone with a disease or calamity; {f} bother, harass; annoy, pester; To vex; to tease; to harass; n In ancient times a general punishment of the innocent for admonition of their ruler, as in the familiar instance of Pharaoh the Immune The plague as we of to-day have the happiness to know it is merely Nature's fortuitous manifestation of her purposeless objectionableness; Any severe epidemic when there is no known treatment or cure From the Latin plaga, which means "blow," plagues were once believed to be a blow administered by a god; If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering. She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce. Infectious fever caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, carried by the rat flea. It usually spreads to humans only when the flea runs out of rodent hosts. It takes three forms. Bubonic, the mildest, has characteristic swollen lymph nodes (buboes) and is spread only by the flea. It accounts for three-fourths of plague cases. Pneumonic plague has extensive lung involvement and is spread in droplets from the lungs; it is often fatal in three or four days without treatment. In septicemic plague, bacteria overwhelm the bloodstream and often cause death within 24 hours, before other symptoms have a chance to develop. In the 14th century, plague ravaged Europe and Asia and was called the Black Death. Plague does not respond to penicillin, but other antibiotics are effective. Sanitary measures against fleas and rodents, quarantine, and extreme caution in handling infectious materials help to suppress epidemics. A vaccine can prevent plague; A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx especially when seen as divine retribution; n In ancient times a general punishment of the innocent for admonition of their ruler, as in the familiar instance of Pharaoh theImmune The plague as we of to-day have the happiness to know it is merely Nature's fortuitous manifestation of her purposeless objectionableness; Any infectious disease with a high mortality rate, although will often mean bubonic plague; That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation; cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"; 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); an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"; Usually refers to the Black Death of the Middle Ages, Bubonic Plague See Also: Epidemic; an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague" any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) 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"; The disease "plague", caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and mostly known by its variant form bubonic plague; An acute malignant contagious fever, that often prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times visited the large cities of Europe with frightful mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London plague; any epidemic disease with a high death rate; To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind; Roch; plage
plague of terror: sudden burst of fear, attack of horror
plague of the first-born: tenth and final plague cast upon the Egyptians, death to the first born (Biblical)
plague spot: a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague
Black Plague: Alternative name for the Black Death
avoid like the plague: Shun, or evade if at all possible
bubonic plague: A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes
Black Plague: Great Plague, epidemic of the bubonic plague that struck London during the mid-1660s
Great Plague: Black Plague, epidemic of the bubonic plague that struck London during the mid-1660s
Great Plague of London: (1664-66) Epidemic of plague that ravaged London, killing more than 75,000 of a total population estimated at 460,000. As early as 1625, 40,000 Londoners had died of the plague, but this was the worst and the last of the epidemics. Most of the devastation was in the city's outskirts, in areas where the poor were densely crowded. The disease spread throughout the country, but from 1667 only sporadic cases appeared until 1679. The plague's decline was attributed to various causes, including the Great Fire of London. Daniel Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year (1722) provides a valuable picture of the time
avoid like the plague: {f} stay away if possible, run away at any cost
bubonic plague: epidemic of or a disease transmitted by fleas from infected rodents and characterized by delirium and the formation of buboes in the groin and armpits
bubonic plague: the most common form of the plague; characterized by delirium and the formation of buboes; does not spred from person to person
bubonic plague: Bubonic plague is a serious infectious disease spread by rats. It killed many people during the Middle Ages. = plague. a very serious disease spread by rats, that killed a lot of people in the Middle Ages Black Death (bubo , from boubon )
cattle plague: infectious viral disease (mainly found in cattle and sheep)
fowl plague: {i} avian influenza, avian flu, bird flu, acute and generally fatal viral infectious disease of chickens and other domestic and wild birds (characterized by fever, swollen head and neck, color of the comb and wattle is bluish-black, diarrhea and respiratory distress) which can infect humans and other animals (such as horses, pigs, seals and whales)
plagued: past of plague
plagued: (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets"
plagues: plural of plague
plagues: third-person singular of plague
plaguing: present participle of plague
plaguing: {s} annoying, irritating; bothersome, harassing
pneumonic plague: plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement
septicemic plague: an especially dangerous form in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person
the plague: pest
the tenth plague: the plague of the first-born, one of the ten plagues on the Egyptians (Biblical)
white plague: Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs
white plague: of the lungs
white plague: Tuberculosis, esp

plague

Turkish pronunciation

pleyg

Synonyms

pest, affliction, contagion, curse, epidemic, hydra, infection, infestation, influenza, invasion, outbreak, pandemic, pestilence, rash, ravage

Antonyms

advantage, good fortune, good luck, aid, assist, help, please

Pronunciation

/ˈplāg/ /ˈpleɪɡ/

Etymology

[ 'plAg ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English plage Latin plāga (“blow, wound”) plangere (“to strike”). Cognate with Dutch plaag, German Plage, Swedish plåga, French plaie and Polish plaga.