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plague vs dun

dun vs plague

plague and dun both are nouns.

plague is not an adjective while dun is an adjective.

plague and dun both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plague Yes No Yes No
dun Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, dun is a hyponym of plague; that is, dun is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plague:
  • plague: annoy continually or chronically
  • dun: treat cruelly
Other hyponyms of plague include goad, needle, bedevil, crucify, frustrate, rag, torment, haze.
plague (noun) dun (noun)
an annoyance horse of a dull brownish grey color
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
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
plague (adjective) dun (adjective)
of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
plague (verb) dun (verb)
annoy continually or chronically make a dun color
cause to suffer a blight cure by salting
persistently ask for overdue payment
treat cruelly
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