nettle vs plague

plague vs nettle

nettle and plague both are nouns.

nettle and plague both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nettle	Yes	No	Yes	No
plague	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of nettle 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.

nettle (noun)	plague (noun)
any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)	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

nettle (verb)	plague (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	annoy continually or chronically
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation	cause to suffer a blight

Difference between nettle and plague

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