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pest

1

[ pest ]

noun

  1. an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.

    Synonyms:

  2. an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc.
  3. a deadly epidemic disease, especially a plague; pestilence.

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Pest

2

[ pest; Hungarian pesht ]

noun

  1. Budapest

pest

/ ɛ /

noun

  1. a person or thing that annoys, esp by imposing itself when it is not wanted; nuisance
    1. any organism that damages crops, injures or irritates livestock or man, or reduces the fertility of land
    2. ( as modifier )

      pest control

  3. rare.
    an epidemic disease or pestilence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • - verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pest1

First recorded in 1545–55, pest is from the Latin word pestis plague
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pest1

C16: from Latin pestis plague, of obscure origin

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