plagued

verbannoy, disturb

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verb annoy, disturb

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obsessed

adjective. consumed, driven about belief, desire

Word Origin & History

late 14c., plage, "affliction, calamity, evil, scourge;" early 15c., "malignant disease," from Old French plage (14c.), from Late Latin plaga, used in Vulgate for "pestilence," from Latin plaga "stroke, wound," probably from root of plangere "to strike, lament (by beating the breast)," from or cognate with Greek (Doric) plaga "blow," from PIE *plak- (2) "to strike, to hit" (cf. Greek plazein "to drive away," plessein "to beat, strike;" Old English flocan "to strike, beat;" Gothic flokan "to bewail;" German fluchen, Old Frisian floka "to curse").

The Latin word also is the source of Old Irish plag (genitive plaige) "plague, pestilence," German Plage, Dutch plaage. Meaning "epidemic that causes many deaths" is from 1540s; specifically in reference to bubonic plague from c.1600. Modern spelling follows French, which had plague from 15c. Weakened sense of "anything annoying" is from c.1600.

Example Sentences for plagued

Why can they not conform to the Church, and be plagued to them?

Joshua slept and again—as in the past—his rest was plagued with visions.

As for him, he was plagued to death; it was an abominable infliction!

I told him I was sorry if my boarders had plagued him and I'd try to see they didn't do so any more.

The problem that so long had plagued the Tsar was solved at last.

"Hope the plagued old ghost didn't get him," another ventured.

I am plagued out of my life with them, but must do the best I can.

In a few nights afterwards the house was plagued, and the servants were pinched all night.

They are not in trouble like other men, neither are they plagued like other men.

Every plagued one of those five Ouija boards was calling me by name!

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troubled

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obsessed