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What is the noun for plague?

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plague
  1. (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
  2. (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
  3. A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
  4. A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The number of cases is fast rising, and if this continues, the disease could become the plague it once was.”
      “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.”
      “But the eviction is just the first step towards rebuilding community spirit, which has been ruined by a plague of anti-social behavior.”
plaguer
  1. One who plagues or annoys.
plaguers
  1. plural of plaguer
plagues
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