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past participle of plague.
past tense form of plague.

plagued

ADJECTIVE

obsessed

Synonyms

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captivated dominated haunted preoccupied troubled

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bedeviled beset bewitched controlled dogged engrossed fixated gripped harassed held hooked infatuated overpowered possessed prepossessed seized tormented

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eat, sleep, and breathe fiendish have on the brain hung up on immersed in into really into taken over tied-up turned on up to here in wound up with wrapped up in

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disenchanted

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indifferent unconcerned

ADJECTIVE

troubled

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afflicted bothered concerned distraught distressed irritated pained puzzled tormented

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alarmed harassed worried

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asea fearful uneasy

Antonyms

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calm happy untroubled

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at ease balanced collected composed cool peaceful quiet sane settled sound

ADJECTIVE

troubled

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agitated anxious bothered concerned confused distraught distressed disturbed frightened irritated pained puzzled scared tormented tortured unsettled worried

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aggravated alarmed anguished annoyed beset chagrined discombobulated disconcerted displeased disquieted flustered harried harrowed inconvenienced irked miffed mortified perplexed perturbed pestered provoked riled ruffled shaken terrified upset vexed

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afraid apprehensive fearful in a tizzy overwrought put out uneasy worried stiff

Antonyms

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calm certain comforted content happy sure unconcerned untroubled unworried

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pleased

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at ease balanced collected composed cool peaceful quiet sane settled sound

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Which is especially unfortunate considering he was turning out to be the solution to a problem that had plagued the team for ages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

The Australian was contesting his first match at the All England Club since losing the 2022 final against Novak Djokovic, having been plagued by injury in recent years.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

It has been plagued by controversy since the start of his latest term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

The DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak was declared on May 15 after several unexplained deaths in the mineral-rich but volatile eastern Ituri province plagued by armed groups.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Was this the true passion of a lover in defiance of men or the complaint of a scholar plagued by false passion?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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