What is another word for plague ?

Any contagious disease that spreads rapidly and kills many people

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

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“The number of measles cases is fast rising, and if this continues children could die, and the disease could become the plague it once was.”

Noun

burr under someone's saddle

A thing causing trouble or irritation

source of aggravation

burr in someone's saddle

offense^US

offence^UK

trials and tribulations

blot on the landscape

thorn in someone's side

big trouble

thorn in someone's flesh

a thorn in someone's flesh

a thorn in someone's side

rigor^US

rigour^UK

labor^US

labour^UK

undesirable consequence

unpleasant experience

dark night of the soul

disfavor^US

chip on your shoulder

disfavour^UK

unwanted responsibility

monkey wrench in the works

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“But the eviction is just the first step towards rebuilding community spirit, which has been ruined by a plague of anti-social behaviour.”

Noun

An unusually large number of insects or animals infesting a place and causing damage

“He ordered four men to stay behind at the base camp at Cooper's Creek to guard a stock of provisions against a plague of rats.”

Noun

A large number of similar things coming in quick succession

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Noun

A person or thing that brings bad luck

glamor^US

glamour^UK

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Noun

Noxious or annoying small animals or insects

Noun

An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium

disease-causing agent

submicroscopic organism

Noun

Detested person

Verb

To cause anguish or distress to

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

victimize^US

terrorize^US

drive round the twist

scare

give someone the hump

victimise^UK

terrorise^UK

tyrannize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

tyrannise^UK

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

weigh heavily on someone's mind

use strong-arm tactics on

criticize^US

take the mickey out of

criticise^UK

weigh heavily on one's mind

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

find fault with

put down

push around

prey on someone's mind

get someone's back up

get on someone's wick

twist someone's arm

make someone's blood boil

put someone's back up

throw off balance

get in someone's hair

ride roughshod over

put on the spot

get on someone's back

raise someone's hackles

get on someone's nerves

labour^UK

labor^US

breath down someone's neck

belabour^UK

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

lead someone a merry dance

give one the business

bring pressure to bear on

drive you up the wall

be a weight on one's mind

ruffle someone's feathers

rattle someone's cage

get someone's dander up

make someone's hackles rise

ask for it

get under someone's skin

get up someone's nose

put someone's nose out of joint

scare the bejesus out of

scare off

push about

bludgeon

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

hurt somebody's feelings

belabor^US

cause someone distress

disadvantage

incite

prey on one's mind

be a weight on someone's mind

make severe demands on

hurt someone's feelings

try someone's patience

get a rise out of

make blood boil

swagger

cause someone difficulty

dishonour^UK

put someone to trouble

mess with someone's head

do someone's head in

dishonor^US

stun

put out of countenance

make someone go out of his way

be a pain in the neck

mix up

be a thorn in someone's side

devour

suppress

subjugate

have someone do something

keep someone hanging on

make someone's mouth water

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

satirize^US

make one's hackles rise

roast

get on someone's case

satirise^UK

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“If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil.”

Verb

Cause continual trouble or distress to

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“So, no awkward adolescents like him, no teenage angst, unrequited crushes or similar problems that plague parents.”

Verb

be uppermost in your thoughts

To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion

monopolise^UK

monopolize^US

become an obsession with

enthral^UK

enthrall^US

prey on someone's mind

be uppermost in someone's mind

mesmerize^US

take up all of someone's time

take up someone's whole attention

mesmerise^UK

appall^US

appal^UK

weigh heavily on one's mind

be a weight on one's mind

enchant

attract

hypnotize^US

hypnotise^UK

magnetize^US

magnetise^UK

be unable to take one's eyes off

hold the attention of

tickle someone's fancy

hold someone's attention

grab the attention of

put under magic spell

take someone's breath away

arouse one's curiosity

engage one's attention

whet one's appetite

capture one's imagination

steer

arouse the curiosity of

tickle your fancy

engage someone's attention

arouse someone's curiosity

be a source of fascination to

tickle one's fancy

ecstasize

humour^UK

humor^US

make someone's mouth water

get under someone's skin

utilise^UK

have exclusive rights in

exercise a monopoly over

utilize^US

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Verb

spread like wildfire over

To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers

annex^US

colonize^US

burglarise^UK

colonise^UK

annexe^UK

parasitize^US

parasitise^UK

burglarize^US

conduct an offensive on

belabour^UK

belabor^US

spread like wildfire

put to flight

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Verb

drive a nail into the coffin of

To taint or afflict with something undesirable

bastardize^US

bastardise^UK

demoralize^US

antagonize^US

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

demoralise^UK

vandalize^US

discolor^US

antagonise^UK

vandalise^UK

discolour^UK

destabilize^US

brutalize^US

destabilise^UK

brutalise^UK

colour^UK

color^US

treat with disrespect

commit sacrilege against

lay waste to

nip in the bud

taint with mildew

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Verb

wear oneself to a frazzle

To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

immobilize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

immobilise^UK

wear oneself to a shadow

run into the ground

confine to a wheelchair

make too many demands on

tighten

work too hard

work oneself into the ground

exert to the limit

run oneself into the ground

bring someone to their knees

make severe demands on

make heavy demands on

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

put out of commission

throw monkey wrench in

jeopardize^US

pull the rug out from under

drive a nail into the coffin of

be disadvantageous to

bring to a standstill

minimize^US

minimise^UK

jeopardise^UK

cauterize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

throw a monkey wrench into

knock the bottom out of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

queer the pitch of

poke full of holes

hollow out

throw a spanner in the works of

reduce the powers of

pull the teeth of

remove the sting from

hebetate

desensitise^UK

cauterise^UK

desensitize^US

appall^US

anesthetize^US

bring to grinding halt

appal^UK

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

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Verb

use strong-arm tactics on

To ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

clamour^UK

enquire^UK

inquire^US

clamor^US

present one's suit to

make an urgent request

resort to

make a plea

make an earnest request

put in an application

give one's suggestions to

tip off

give one's opinion to

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

rationalize^US

rationalise^UK

leave the door open to

galvanize^US

galvanise^UK

energize^US

energise^UK

invigorate^US

envigorate^UK

fire the imagination of

incentivize^US

incentivise^UK

fire the enthusiasm of

bring pressure to bear on

mobilize^US

mobilise^UK

instil^UK

bring pressure to bear upon

terrorize^US

instill^US

put under an obligation

terrorise^UK

catalyze^US

revitalize^US

catalyse^UK

act as an incentive to

breathe down someone's neck

make an offer they can't refuse

force somebody's hand

revitalise^UK

make you of a mind to

tighten the screws on

put the bite on

put a bomb under

give a shot in the arm

breathe new life into

authorize^US

authorise^UK

leave someone no option but to

colour^UK

make yourself felt with

color^US

bring pressure to bear

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Verb

To persuade someone to do something

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK