| noun | 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 |
| noun | any epidemic disease with a high death rate |
| noun | a swarm of insects that attack plants “a plague of grasshoppers” |
| noun | any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) |
| noun | an annoyance “those children are a damn plague” |
| verb | cause to suffer a blight “Too much rain may blight the garden with mold” |
| verb | annoy continually or chronically “He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked” |
| plague | verb | cause to suffer a blight |
| plaguey | adjective | likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; - Jonathan Swift |
| pestilential | adjective | likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; - Jonathan Swift |
| pestilent | adjective | likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; - Jonathan Swift |
| infest | verb | occupy in large numbers or live on a host |
| plaguy | adjective | causing irritation or annoyance |
| blight | noun | any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting |
| plague | noun | a swarm of insects that attack plants |
| harasser | noun | a persistent tormentor |
| harassment | noun | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism |
| hassle | noun | an angry disturbance |
| harrier | noun | a persistent attacker |
| molestation | noun | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism |
| provocative | adjective | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; ; ; - Anthony Trollope |
| provocation | noun | unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment |
| provoker | noun | someone who deliberately foments trouble |