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noun
- 1. a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc.: "the tomato plant attracts a pest called whitefly"
- 2. an annoying person or thing; a nuisance: informal "he was a real pest"
PEST meaning: 1. an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops: 2. an annoying person, especially a…. Learn more.
noun. a person or thing that annoys, esp by imposing itself when it is not wanted; nuisance. any organism that damages crops, injures or irritates livestock or man, or reduces the fertility of land. ( as modifier ) pest control. rare. an epidemic disease or pestilence.
2 days ago · pest in American English. (pɛst ) noun. 1. a person or thing that causes trouble, annoyance, discomfort, etc.; nuisance; specif., any destructive or troublesome insect, small animal, weed, etc. 2. Rare. a fatal epidemic disease; esp., bubonic plague.
A pest is something or someone that bugs you. That annoying mosquito that keeps you up at night is a pest, and so is that younger brother who wants to control the TV remote. An unwanted, bothersome person is a pest — and so is an unwanted, bothersome bug. In fact, the "destructive or harmful insect" definition came before "annoying person ...
noun. an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance. an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc. a deadly epidemic disease, especially a plague; pestilence. See more.
Check pronunciation: pest. Definition of pest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a person or thing that annoys, esp by imposing itself when it is not wanted; nuisance. 2. (Agriculture) a. any organism that damages crops, injures or irritates livestock or man, or reduces the fertility of land. b. ( as modifier ): pest control. 3. (Pathology) rare an epidemic disease or pestilence.
