plagen — meaning in English

English meaning

ail verb To cause someone pain or trouble, often used when asking what is wrong with them.
badger noun A burrowing, mostly nocturnal mammal known for its black-and-white striped face and stocky build.
bedevil verb To cause continual trouble or difficulty for someone or something.
chafe noun Warmth produced by rubbing against something.
devil noun In Christian and Jewish tradition, the supreme evil spirit; Satan.
dog noun A domesticated mammal (Canis familiaris) kept as a pet or working animal, closely related to wolves.
hassle noun A source of trouble, bother, or minor annoyance.
persecute verb To treat someone cruelly or unfairly over a long period, often because of their race, religion, or beliefs.
plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
slog noun A long, tiring effort or period of hard, tedious work.
toil noun Hard, exhausting work.

plagen is used for these senses in English:

ail (transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
ail (intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
badger (transitive) To pester; to annoy persistently; to press.
bedevil To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
chafe (intransitive, figurative) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
devil To annoy or bother.
dog (transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
hassle (transitive) To trouble, to bother, to annoy.

verb To cause someone pain or trouble, often used when asking what is wrong with them.
verb To feel unwell or be in pain.

noun A burrowing, mostly nocturnal mammal known for its black-and-white striped face and stocky build.
verb To repeatedly pester or nag someone until they give in or respond.