teisteren — meaning in English

English meaning

• afflict verb To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
• plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
• ravage verb To cause severe damage or destruction to something.

Senses

teisteren is used for these senses in English:

• afflict (obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.
• plague (transitive) To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
• ravage (transitive) To devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.

afflict — full definition

1. verb To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
2. verb To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.
3. verb To make low or humble.

plague — full definition

1. noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
2. noun A widespread, serious problem or nuisance.
3. verb To trouble or afflict someone persistently.

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