plaguing

Meanings

• adjective, verb

  Causing great distress or anxiety; troubling severely.

  - "The constant noise of the construction site next door was plaguing her sleep."
  - "The fear of public speaking was plaguing him for years."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with plaguing
lagging , dragging , flagging , gagging , bagging

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Variants

List of all variants of plaguing that leads to same result
plague , plagued , plaguer , plaguers , plagues , plaguing

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Forms

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The past tense of 'plague' as a verb is 'plagued'. The comparative form is 'more plagued'. The superlative form is 'most plagued'. The past participle is also 'plagued'. For adjectives, there are no irregular forms.

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Etymology

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From the past participle of the Middle English word 'plagen', meaning 'to trouble' or 'to harass'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'plague' has been used since ancient times to describe various forms of affliction, including the bubonic plague that killed millions of people in Europe during the 14th century.

2. In some parts of the world, the term 'plague' is still used to describe severe outbreaks of diseases like cholera and typhoid fever.

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Related Concepts

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1. pestilence: A contagious disease that can spread rapidly and affect a large number of people. Plague is a severe form of pestilence.

2. plagiarism: The act of using someone else's work or ideas without giving them credit. Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty.

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Culture

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The term 'plaguing' has been used extensively in literature and art to depict various forms of distress, anxiety, or affliction. For instance, in Dante's Inferno, the souls are described as being plagued by various sins in the different circles of Hell.

How to Memorize "plaguing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person being constantly bothered by a fly or a mosquito. This can help you remember the meaning of 'plaguing' as causing great distress or anxiety.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'plaguing' with 'troubling' or 'harassing'. This can help you remember the meaning of the word.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase like 'Plaguing people, pain and agony' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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