plague

/pleɪɡ/

nounverbplague

Think: “I play a game” sounds like /pleɪɡ/—PLAGUE ends with -GUE even though you don’t say the U or E.

Yes, it's plague. Remember the silent ending: **plag + ue** → the **-ue** is silent, but it’s part of the spelling.

Definitions

  1. nouna serious disease that spreads quickly and affects many people
  2. nounsomething that causes continual trouble, worry, or annoyance
  3. verbto cause continual trouble or distress; to bother repeatedly
  4. verbto affect in large numbers, especially with disease or harmful problems

Examples

  • “The plague spread rapidly through the crowded city.”
  • “A plague of mosquitoes ruined our picnic by the lake.”
  • “Doubts about the plan continued to plague the team all week.”

Synonyms

pestilenceepidemicscourgeafflicttorment

Antonyms

curerelieve

Translations

ES pestePT pesteFR peste

Common misspellings

plagplageplaugplaugeplaugueplaigeplagueeplageu

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