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epidemic
A rapid spread, growth, or development:
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  1. A rapid spread, growth, or development:
  2. An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely.
  3. An epidemic disease
black-death
A pandemic of bubonic plague and related diseases that devastated Europe and Asia in the 14th cent.
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  1. A pandemic of bubonic plague and related diseases that devastated Europe and Asia in the 14th cent.
  2. An outbreak of virulent plague, especially its bubonic form, that killed large numbers of people throughout Europe and much of Asia in the 14th century.
  3. An epidemic of plague, especially its bubonic form, that occurred in outbreaks between 1347 and 1400. It originated in Asia and then swept through Europe, where it killed about a third of the population.
influenza
Any of various viral infections of domestic or wild animals, generally characterized by fever and respiratory involvement.
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  1. Any of various viral infections of domestic or wild animals, generally characterized by fever and respiratory involvement.
  2. An acute contagious viral infection of humans, characterized by inflammation of the respiratory tract and by fever, chills, muscular pain, and prostration.
  3. An acute, contagious, infectious disease, caused by any of various viruses and characterized by inflammation of the respiratory tract, fever, and muscular pain
disturb
To intrude on; inconvenience:
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  1. To intrude on; inconvenience:
  2. To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
  3. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
trouble
To cause to be anxious or worried:
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  1. To cause to be anxious or worried:
  2. To cause pain or discomfort to; afflict
  3. To cause to have emotional or mental problems that interfere with social functioning:
irk
To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.
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  1. To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.
  2. To annoy, disgust, irritate, tire out, etc.
torment
To annoy, pester, or harass:
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  1. To annoy, pester, or harass:
  2. To annoy, harass, or tease
  3. To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.
affliction
Anything causing pain or distress; calamity
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  1. Anything causing pain or distress; calamity
  2. An afflicted condition; pain; suffering
bane
(Archaic) Fatal injury or ruin:
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  1. (Archaic) Fatal injury or ruin:
  2. A source of persistent annoyance or exasperation:
  3. A cause of harm, ruin, or death:
curse
Evil or injury that seems to come in answer to a curse
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  1. Evil or injury that seems to come in answer to a curse
  2. A calling on God or the gods to send evil or injury down on some person or thing
  3. A source or cause of evil; a scourge:
evil
That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction:
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  1. That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction:
  2. The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness.
  3. An evil force, power, or personification.
ill
Something that causes suffering; trouble:
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  1. Something that causes suffering; trouble:
  2. Evil or misfortune
  3. Evil, wrongdoing, or harm:
scourge
A small whip used to inflict punishment.
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  1. A small whip used to inflict punishment.
  2. A whip or other instrument for flogging
  3. A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment.
woe
A cause of sorrow or misery; a misfortune:
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  1. A cause of sorrow or misery; a misfortune:
  2. Sorrow or grief; misery.
  3. A cause of sorrow; affliction; trouble
epidemic
A rapid spread, growth, or development:
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  1. A rapid spread, growth, or development:
  2. An outbreak of a disease or illness that spreads rapidly among individuals in an area or population at the same time.
  3. An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely.
outbreak
An insurrection or riot
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  1. An insurrection or riot
  2. A breaking out; sudden occurrence, as of disease or war
  3. A sudden increase:
rash
An eruption of spots on the skin, usually temporary
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  1. An eruption of spots on the skin, usually temporary
  2. A visible lesion or group of lesions on the skin, caused by any of numerous factors including infectious agents, drugs, and allergies.
  3. An outbreak of many instances within a brief period:
aggravation
The act of aggravating, or making worse, or the condition of being aggravated
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  1. The act of aggravating, or making worse, or the condition of being aggravated
  2. A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble.
  3. Exasperation; annoyance
annoyance
A thing or person that annoys
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  1. A thing or person that annoys
  2. An annoying or being annoyed
  3. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.
besetment
The state of being beset.
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  1. The state of being beset.
bother
A person who gives trouble
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  1. A person who gives trouble
  2. Fuss, ado.
  3. A cause or condition of worry or irritation; trouble; fuss
irritant
A source of irritation:
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  1. A source of irritation:
  2. Something that causes irritation
  3. Any medication designed to cause irritation
irritation
The act of irritating:
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  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The fact or condition of being irritated
  3. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
nuisance
One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother:
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  1. One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother:
  2. An act, condition, thing, or person causing trouble, annoyance, or inconvenience
  3. (Law) A use of property or course of conduct that interferes with the legal rights of others by causing damage, annoyance, or inconvenience.
peeve
An object of dislike; annoyance
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  1. An object of dislike; annoyance
  2. A resentful mood:
  3. An annoyance or grievance.
torment
(Obs.) An instrument of torture or the torture inflicted
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  1. (Obs.) An instrument of torture or the torture inflicted
  2. Great pain or anguish, physical or mental; suffering; agony
  3. A source of pain, anxiety, or annoyance
vexation
A source of irritation or annoyance:
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  1. A source of irritation or annoyance:
  2. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  3. Something that vexes; cause of annoyance or distress
annoy
To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
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  1. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  2. To be annoying
  3. To harm by repeated attacks; harry; molest
bait
(Archaic) To feed (animals) during a break in a journey
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  1. (Archaic) To feed (animals) during a break in a journey
  2. To set attacking dogs against
  3. To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy:
bedevil
To confuse completely; muddle
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  1. To confuse completely; muddle
  2. To spoil; ruin.
  3. To worry, annoy, or frustrate.
beleaguer
To beset, as with difficulties; harass
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  1. To beset, as with difficulties; harass
  2. To vex, harass, or beset.
  3. To harass; beset:
beset
To surround or hem in
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  1. To surround or hem in
  2. To cover or set thickly with; stud
  3. To trouble persistently; harass.
harass
To make repeated attacks or raids on (an enemy, for example).
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  1. To make repeated attacks or raids on (an enemy, for example).
  2. To trouble by repeated raids or attacks, etc.; harry
  3. To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
harry
To batter or buffet. Used of the wind or storms:
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  1. To batter or buffet. Used of the wind or storms:
  2. To disturb, distress, or exhaust by repeated demands or criticism; harass.
  3. To torment or worry; harass
pester
To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions.
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  1. To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions.
  2. To annoy constantly or repeatedly with petty irritations; bother; vex
  3. To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
tease
To extract, identify, or cause to come about. Used with out :
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  1. To extract, identify, or cause to come about. Used with out :
  2. To urge persistently; coax:
  3. To say in a playful or mocking way:
torment
To annoy, pester, or harass:
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  1. To annoy, pester, or harass:
  2. To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.
  3. To annoy, harass, or tease
worry
To bother or annoy, as with petty complaints.
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  1. To bother or annoy, as with petty complaints.
  2. To annoy, bother, harass, vex, etc.
  3. To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:
badger
To annoy or harass persistently; pester; nag
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  1. To annoy or harass persistently; pester; nag
  2. To ask or nag (someone) about something in an annoying and persistent way; pester:
bedevil
To spoil; ruin.
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  1. To spoil; ruin.
  2. To confuse completely; muddle
  3. To possess as with a devil; bewitch
beleaguer
To surround with troops; besiege:
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  1. To surround with troops; besiege:
  2. To beset, as with difficulties; harass
  3. To vex, harass, or beset.
beset
To stud, as with jewels.
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  1. To stud, as with jewels.
  2. To attack from all sides; harass or besiege
  3. To cover or set thickly with; stud
besiege
To close in on; crowd around
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  1. To close in on; crowd around
  2. To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
  3. To crowd around; hem in:
harass
To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
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  1. To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
  2. To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
  3. To trouble by repeated raids or attacks, etc.; harry
harry
To raid, esp. repeatedly, and ravage or rob; pillage; plunder
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  1. To raid, esp. repeatedly, and ravage or rob; pillage; plunder
  2. To disturb, distress, or exhaust by repeated demands or criticism; harass.
  3. To batter or buffet. Used of the wind or storms:
hound
To pressure or force from a place or situation:
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  1. To pressure or force from a place or situation:
  2. To hunt or chase with or as with hounds; chase or follow continually; nag
  3. To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism:
importune
(Archaic) To ask for (something) urgently or repeatedly.
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  1. (Archaic) To ask for (something) urgently or repeatedly.
  2. To trouble with requests or demands; urge or entreat persistently or repeatedly
  3. To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently.
pester
To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
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  1. To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
  2. To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions.
  3. To annoy constantly or repeatedly with petty irritations; bother; vex
solicit
To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application:
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  1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application:
  2. To petition persistently; importune:
  3. To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sex in exchange for payment.
afflict
(Obs.) To overthrow
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  1. (Obs.) To overthrow
  2. To cause grievous physical or mental suffering to.
  3. To cause pain or suffering to; distress very much
agonize
To suffer extreme pain:
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  1. To suffer extreme pain:
  2. To be in agony or great pain; feel anguish
  3. To suffer mental anguish or worry about something:
anguish
To cause to feel or suffer anguish.
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  1. To cause to feel or suffer anguish.
curse
To call evil or injury down on; damn
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  1. To call evil or injury down on; damn
  2. To swear at; use profane, blasphemous, or obscene language against
  3. To utter a curse or curses; swear; blaspheme
excruciate
To inflict great mental distress on.
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  1. To inflict great mental distress on.
  2. To subject to mental anguish; torment
  3. To cause intense bodily pain to; torture
rack
To torture by means of the rack.
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  1. To torture by means of the rack.
  2. To arrange in or on a rack
  3. To torture on a rack
scourge
To punish, chastise, or afflict severely
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  1. To punish, chastise, or afflict severely
  2. To whip or flog
  3. To afflict with severe or widespread suffering and devastation; ravage.
smite
To deal a blow with or as if with the hand or a handheld weapon.
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  1. To deal a blow with or as if with the hand or a handheld weapon.
  2. To inspire strong and sudden love or devotion
  3. To strike or attack with powerful or disastrous effect
strike
To affect keenly or forcibly; impress:
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  1. To affect keenly or forcibly; impress:
  2. To dismantle and pack up for departure:
  3. To engage in a strike against an employer.
torment
To annoy, pester, or harass:
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  1. To annoy, pester, or harass:
  2. (Rare) To torture
  3. To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.
torture
To subject to torture
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  1. To subject to torture
  2. To bring great physical or mental pain upon (another).
  3. To subject (a person or animal) to torture.
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  • He died of the plague in 1669.

  • During the plague of A.D.

  • One bad plague or invading horde would leave pretty much everyone starving.

  • The plague does not touch him.

  • She raced up the steps, wondering if men who could not be trusted would plague her entire life.

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