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pain in the ass vs plague

plague vs pain in the ass

pain in the ass and plague both are nouns.

pain in the ass is not a verb while plague is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pain in the ass Yes No No No
plague Yes No Yes No
As nouns, plague is a hyponym of pain in the ass; that is, plague is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pain in the ass:
  • pain in the ass: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
  • plague: an annoyance
Other hyponyms of pain in the ass include nuisance, irritant, thorn.
pain in the ass (noun) plague (noun)
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness 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
pain in the ass (verb) plague (verb)
annoy continually or chronically
cause to suffer a blight
Difference between pain in the ass and plague

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