get at vs plague

plague vs get at

get at is not a noun while plague is a noun.

get at and plague both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get at	No	No	Yes	No
plague	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, plague is a hyponym of get at; that is, plague is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get at:

get at: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
plague: annoy continually or chronically

Other hyponyms of get at include get, get under one's skin, eat into, fret, grate, rankle, peeve, ruffle, fret, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, provoke, antagonise, antagonize.

get at (noun)	plague (noun)
	an annoyance
	any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
	a swarm of insects that attack plants
	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
	any epidemic disease with a high death rate

get at (verb)	plague (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	annoy continually or chronically
reach or gain access to	cause to suffer a blight
influence by corruption

Difference between get at and plague

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