plaguing

verbannoy, disturb

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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 forplaguing

Mr. Johnson has hit on the most effectual manner of plaguing us all.

And if you only knew how my wristbands are plaguing me you'd be very sorry.

Perhaps I ought to say rather, the want of which was plaguing him.

Only I want to thank you for not plaguing me with exhortations.

The priest goes on talking about it, and plaguing him with it, when he wants to forget it.

Now you see what manner of life is mine: I must go to a plaguing council!'

I was ever on at him—plaguing—plaguing him to spare me for the time.

I thought, perhaps, your rheumatism was plaguing you too much.

Why did you go on plaguing me, when you saw I never gave you an answer to one of them?

If the idea that was plaguing him was true, sound, valid—he'd have to have the files.

plaguing

ribbing

teasing

torturous

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ribbing

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