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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates
  • A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
  • pathology 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''.

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Verb:

  • transitive To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
  • transitive To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.

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