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pestilence

n. a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

blight

v. cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"

hassle, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

scourge, curse, affliction, bane, nemesis

n. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"

disease

n. an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

complaint, ailment, ill

n. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

frailty, feebleness, infirmity, debility, frailness

n. the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

contagion, contagious disease

n. any disease easily transmitted by contact

epidemic

n. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

outbreak

n. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

pandemic

n. an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world

infection

n. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

blight

n. any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting

ruin, destroy

v. destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself

v. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"

trouble, inconvenience, bother, put out, give trouble to, disoblige, discommode, incommode

v. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."

tease, bug, badger, harass, beleaguer, pester

v. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. exasperate or irritate

distress, strain emotionally

v. cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

hunt, hound, trace

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

heckle, harass

v. challenge aggressively

victimize, victimise, make a victim of

v. make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

torture, torment, excruciate

v. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

molest, harass sexually

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

abuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

v. treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

crush, suppress, oppress

v. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

harass, oppress, persecute

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

torment, rag, dun, bedevil, tantalize, frustrate, crucify

v. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

gall, irk

v. irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"

afflict, distress greatly

v. cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

rack, torture, torment, excruciate

v. torment emotionally or mentally

sorrow, grieve, feel grief

v. feel grief; eat one's heart out

grieve, aggrieve, give grief to, sadden greatly

v. cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother"

upset, trouble, disturb

v. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

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