plague

PLAGUE noun

[ C ] uk/pleɪɡ/ us
a serious disease that spreads quickly and kills a lot of people

чума
 a plague of sth
a large number of something unpleasant that causes a lot of damage

нашествие чего-либо
a plague of rats
plague verb [ T ] uk/pleɪɡ/ uspresent participle plaguing | past tense and past participle plague d
to make someone suffer for a long time

мучить, преследовать
[ often passive ] He's been plague d by bad luck ever since he bought that house.