Plague

Morpheme

Plague

Type

free base

Denotation

misfortune, stroke, blow, cut, strike, wound, gash, injury

Etymology

Middle English plage; Old French plage; Latin plāga

Evidence

antiplague, beplague, bioplague, nonplague, plague, plagued, plagueful, plagueless, plaguelike, plaguer, plagues, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, plaguish, plaguy, superplague