plague
,
pestilence
,
pest
,
pestis
=
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
harass
,
hassle
,
harry
,
chivy
,
chivvy
,
chevy
,
chevvy
,
beset
,
plague
,
molest
,
provoke
=
annoy continually or chronically
