plague (
http://definr.com/plague)
n 1: a serious (sometimes fatal) infection transmitted by the
bite of an infected rat flea (especially bubonic plague)
2: any epidemic disease with a high death rate [syn:
pestilence]
3: any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent
by God)
4: (informal) an annoyance; "those ants are a damn plague"
v 1: cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the
garden with mold." [syn:
blight]
2: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked" [syn:
harass,
hassle,
harry,
chivy,
chivvy,
chevy,
chevvy,
beset,
molest,
provoke]