WordCmp.com

plague vs irritate

irritate vs plague

plague is a noun but irritate is not a noun.

plague and irritate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plague Yes No Yes No
irritate No No Yes No
As verbs, irritate is a hypernym of plague; that is, irritate is a word with a broader meaning than plague:
  • plague: annoy continually or chronically
  • irritate: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Other hypernyms of plague include annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex.
plague (noun) irritate (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
plague (verb) irritate (verb)
annoy continually or chronically excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
cause to suffer a blight excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Difference between plague and irritate

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.