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plague vs infliction

infliction vs plague

plague and infliction both are nouns.

plague is a verb but infliction is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plague Yes No Yes No
infliction Yes No No No
As nouns, infliction is a hypernym of plague; that is, infliction is a word with a broader meaning than plague:
  • plague: an annoyance
  • infliction: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Other hypernyms of plague include annoyance, bother, botheration, nuisance, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck.
plague (noun) infliction (noun)
an annoyance the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) an act causing pain or damage
a swarm of insects that attack plants something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
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 (verb) infliction (verb)
annoy continually or chronically
cause to suffer a blight
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