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- DictionaryPest/pest/
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"
1. : an epidemic disease associated with high mortality. specifically : plague. 2. : something resembling a pest in destructiveness. especially : a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns (such as agriculture or livestock production) 3. : one that pesters or annoys : nuisance.
PEST definition: 1. an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops: 2. an annoying person, especially a…. Learn more.
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance. Synonyms: annoyance. an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc. a deadly epidemic disease, especially a plague; pestilence. Synonyms: epidemic, scourge, pandemic.
A pest is any organism harmful to humans or human concerns. The term is particularly used for creatures that damage crops, livestock, and forestry or cause a nuisance to people, especially in their homes.
PEST meaning: 1. an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops: 2. an annoying person, especially a…. Learn more.
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.
PEST meaning: 1. an animal that causes damage to plants, food, etc: 2. an annoying person. Learn more.
noun. 1. a person or thing that annoys, esp by imposing itself when it is not wanted; nuisance. 2. a. any organism that damages crops, injures or irritates livestock or humans, or reduces the fertility of land. b. ( as modifier) pest control.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use pest in a sentence Bassett sounded off on the importance of eradicating problem pest areas.
1. an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance. 2. an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc. 3. a deadly epidemic disease, esp. a plague; pestilence. [1545–55; < Latin pestis plague]
