how to pronounce plague

/plɛɪɡ/

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An example use of plague in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… recommenced after the plague that the …”

meanings of plague

noun:

Collective noun for grackles.
An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.
The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.

verb:

To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
To afflict with a disease or other calamity.

plague frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word plague occurs in english on average 5.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.